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<blockquote data-quote="IluvABbeef" data-source="post: 697718" data-attributes="member: 3739"><p>I think some other things you can add to that list are:</p><p></p><p>Forage convertability (how much forage it takes for the animal to stay in condition)</p><p>Mothering ability (how cows are more apt to accept/raise a calf)</p><p>Gestation period (longer or shorter than average or average)</p><p>Conception rate (ability to concieve quickly or not)</p><p>Age of Puberty (early or late maturing)</p><p>Mature size (large or small size)</p><p>Efficiency under Minimal Management (similar to easy keeping except more on a range-based environment)</p><p>Calf hardiness (whether calf is ready and able as soon as it drops on the ground)</p><p>Breeds place in crossbreeding: Maternal, Rotational, or Terminal. (whether bulls of a particular breed is more apt to sire calves that are good for slaughter, or used in rotational crossbreeding, or calves that are more "feminine" or more able to raise calves than be sold for slaughter.)</p><p></p><p>Some things you can change are, for Meat Quality is to separate the description of Meat Quality into thus:</p><p></p><p>Tenderness</p><p>Marbling </p><p>Cutability (Muscle to Fat ratio)</p><p>Flavour</p><p></p><p>Better that way to avoid any "biasing" that may occur if you just put in Meat Quality. Simply because there are many different aspects to meat quality that make the meat the way it is, in a manner of speaking. </p><p></p><p>That's about all I can give you, probably some other folks may contribute here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IluvABbeef, post: 697718, member: 3739"] I think some other things you can add to that list are: Forage convertability (how much forage it takes for the animal to stay in condition) Mothering ability (how cows are more apt to accept/raise a calf) Gestation period (longer or shorter than average or average) Conception rate (ability to concieve quickly or not) Age of Puberty (early or late maturing) Mature size (large or small size) Efficiency under Minimal Management (similar to easy keeping except more on a range-based environment) Calf hardiness (whether calf is ready and able as soon as it drops on the ground) Breeds place in crossbreeding: Maternal, Rotational, or Terminal. (whether bulls of a particular breed is more apt to sire calves that are good for slaughter, or used in rotational crossbreeding, or calves that are more "feminine" or more able to raise calves than be sold for slaughter.) Some things you can change are, for Meat Quality is to separate the description of Meat Quality into thus: Tenderness Marbling Cutability (Muscle to Fat ratio) Flavour Better that way to avoid any "biasing" that may occur if you just put in Meat Quality. Simply because there are many different aspects to meat quality that make the meat the way it is, in a manner of speaking. That's about all I can give you, probably some other folks may contribute here. [/QUOTE]
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