greenwillowherefords
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The breakdown of the average daily gain was 4.55# for 70 days on feed, 4.14 for 84 days, 4.09 for 98 days, 3.87 for 112 days, 3.83 for 126 days. The composite mean average daily gain for all the Hereford steers tested was 4.1.
Another study reported in the 1992 CSU Beef Program Report was one involving AngusXBrahman and HerefordXBrahman steers. It evaluated their rib steaks in comparison to industry typical Choice and Select. Some results: Shear force; 116 days on feed, AxB 7.24, HxB 6.78. 137 days on feed, AxB 6.14, HxB 6.79. Juiciness; 116 days, AxB 5.4, HxB 5.7. 137 days, AxB 5.3, HxB 5.3. (The lower the shear force number the better, the higher the juiciness number the better) Tenderness; 116 days, AxB 4.3, HxB 4.5. 137 days, AxB 5.1, HxB 5.0. Flavor Intensity; 116 d, AxB 6.1, HxB 6.1. 137 d, AxB 5.6, HxB 5.9. Flavor Desirability; 116, AxB 4.8, HxB 4.9. 137, AxB 5.2, HxB 5.1. Overall Palatability; 116, AxB 4.4, HxB 4.6. 137, AxB 5.1, HxB 4.9. % Moisture in the longissimus muscle; 116, AxB 72.69, HxB 73.15. 137, AxB 71.58, HxB 72.95. Percentage of fat in same muscle; 116, AxB 3.65, HxB 2.94. 137, AxB 4.7, HxB 3.56.
Quote: "Results of the present study suggest that time-on-feed is more useful for explaining the differences in sensory characterisitics of rib steaks than is breed-group. Both F1 Angus x Brahman and F1 Hereford x Brahman steers fed about 140 days can produce steaks as palatable as the Choice and Select steaks typically found in the industry."
I add: Nevertheless, the straight Hereford steers beat the mine run Choice and Select after 84 days on feed.
The F1 Brahman cross steers had 116 day adg of 2.38, 137 day adg of 2.97. A 1990 U of Florida study was cited in which F1 Brahman x Angus cross steers gained 3.9 per day from 95.3 to 113.3 days. The report stated that the wild behavior exhibited by the steers in the CSU study during the entire feeding time could explain in part their comparatively lower ADG.
Sorry if this is boring. I found it interesting enough to take the time to type it down.
The breakdown of the average daily gain was 4.55# for 70 days on feed, 4.14 for 84 days, 4.09 for 98 days, 3.87 for 112 days, 3.83 for 126 days. The composite mean average daily gain for all the Hereford steers tested was 4.1.
Another study reported in the 1992 CSU Beef Program Report was one involving AngusXBrahman and HerefordXBrahman steers. It evaluated their rib steaks in comparison to industry typical Choice and Select. Some results: Shear force; 116 days on feed, AxB 7.24, HxB 6.78. 137 days on feed, AxB 6.14, HxB 6.79. Juiciness; 116 days, AxB 5.4, HxB 5.7. 137 days, AxB 5.3, HxB 5.3. (The lower the shear force number the better, the higher the juiciness number the better) Tenderness; 116 days, AxB 4.3, HxB 4.5. 137 days, AxB 5.1, HxB 5.0. Flavor Intensity; 116 d, AxB 6.1, HxB 6.1. 137 d, AxB 5.6, HxB 5.9. Flavor Desirability; 116, AxB 4.8, HxB 4.9. 137, AxB 5.2, HxB 5.1. Overall Palatability; 116, AxB 4.4, HxB 4.6. 137, AxB 5.1, HxB 4.9. % Moisture in the longissimus muscle; 116, AxB 72.69, HxB 73.15. 137, AxB 71.58, HxB 72.95. Percentage of fat in same muscle; 116, AxB 3.65, HxB 2.94. 137, AxB 4.7, HxB 3.56.
Quote: "Results of the present study suggest that time-on-feed is more useful for explaining the differences in sensory characterisitics of rib steaks than is breed-group. Both F1 Angus x Brahman and F1 Hereford x Brahman steers fed about 140 days can produce steaks as palatable as the Choice and Select steaks typically found in the industry."
I add: Nevertheless, the straight Hereford steers beat the mine run Choice and Select after 84 days on feed.
The F1 Brahman cross steers had 116 day adg of 2.38, 137 day adg of 2.97. A 1990 U of Florida study was cited in which F1 Brahman x Angus cross steers gained 3.9 per day from 95.3 to 113.3 days. The report stated that the wild behavior exhibited by the steers in the CSU study during the entire feeding time could explain in part their comparatively lower ADG.
Sorry if this is boring. I found it interesting enough to take the time to type it down.
