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Vieira, Ceferina
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Cerdeño, Ana Isabel
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Serrano, Emma
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Mantecón, Ángel R.
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2006
The production of adult steers for beef could be a profitable use of the territory in some mountain
areas in the south of Europe, where this production is nearly inexistent, owing to an increase in the demand
for meat from adult animals in specialized markets. The objective of this study was to evaluate the profitability
of beef production in three breeds adapted to these areas but varying greatly in their mature size. The studied
breeds were a specialized meat breed Limousin, a dual-purpose breed – Brown Swiss breed and – a Spanish
local breed Asturiana de los Valles. Higher growth rates (P < 0.05) and higher carcass weights (P < 0.05) were
achieved by Brown Swiss and Limousin. In relation to carcass value, better results of dressing percentage (P <
0.001), conformation (P < 0.001) and saleable meat percentages (P < 0.001) were obtained by Limousin. Due to
preferences of the adult steers market for carcass with high fatness, Brown Swiss and Limousin could be more
suitable to make this production profitable than Asturiana de los Valles (4.7 and 4.2 vs. 2.7, respectively, on the EUROP scale).
Czech Journal of Animal Science 51 (11): 467-474 (2006)
1212-1819
http://hdl.handle.net/10261/9632
Adult steers
Carcass quality
Breed effect
Retail yield
Adult steers for beef production: breed effect on animal performance, retail yield and carcass quality