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Marbling...how much should you care?
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<blockquote data-quote="Stickney94" data-source="post: 1594795" data-attributes="member: 37941"><p>I'd agree with others about what market you are in driving the answer to this question. I sell private treaty fed animals marketed as high quality beef. My current breeding decisions are looking at Marbling, Ribeye, and Fat together, not just marbling in isolation, but marbling is definitely a selection criteria for me. However, I'm looking more at breed average or above average rather than just top 10% on marbling. </p><p></p><p>Further, time on feed and slaughter date will also greatly impact your marbling composition -- at least in my experience. </p><p></p><p>We are currently experimenting with Wagyu genetics. I think Jeanne may have a point about how far to chase the horizon on some of these outlier carcass traits. My PB Angus beef is really really good and customers like it. Wagyu definitely presents a different phenotype. The meat is also subtly different. But my jury is still out on whether I will continue down that path.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stickney94, post: 1594795, member: 37941"] I'd agree with others about what market you are in driving the answer to this question. I sell private treaty fed animals marketed as high quality beef. My current breeding decisions are looking at Marbling, Ribeye, and Fat together, not just marbling in isolation, but marbling is definitely a selection criteria for me. However, I'm looking more at breed average or above average rather than just top 10% on marbling. Further, time on feed and slaughter date will also greatly impact your marbling composition -- at least in my experience. We are currently experimenting with Wagyu genetics. I think Jeanne may have a point about how far to chase the horizon on some of these outlier carcass traits. My PB Angus beef is really really good and customers like it. Wagyu definitely presents a different phenotype. The meat is also subtly different. But my jury is still out on whether I will continue down that path. [/QUOTE]
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