The Relationship between Carcass Merit and Maternal Traits in Beef Cattle: A Case Study and Literature Review Iowa State University Prepared for Certified Angus Beef LLC Co-Investigators: Dan Loy,…
Research Posts
Marbling myths debunked
Marbling Myths Debunked by Steve Suther January 2001 Something was wrong. Robbi Pritchard, feedlot nutritionist and veteran research manager at the South Dakota State University (SDSU) feedlot near Brookings,…
Defining the CAB Difference
Defining the CAB Difference by Steve Suther February 1999 What’s the difference between ordinary USDA Choice and Select steaks and Certified Angus Beef ® steaks? Served at…
The cost and value of quality
The Cost and Value of Quality By Nicole Lane Erceg March 2019 Beef quality has many contributing factors – freshness, tenderness, color and more shape the perspective. However,…
Carcass and maternal traits go hand in glove
MARKET UPDATE Cash fed cattle prices remained firmer last week with instances of $120/cwt. live trade in Iowa, while eastern Nebraska saw the top end of $190/cwt. dressed, resulting…
Marbling matters as weaning time approaches
Marbling matters as weaning time approaches Research shows weaning time has high impact on marbling by Nicole Lane Erceg Marbling in cattle—the taste fat—was long considered the feedlot’s…
Social Society
Social media has become an increasingly popular platform for information sharing. People are tweeting, posting, uploading, checking in, and sharing information 24 hours a day. In fact, by reading this…
Promising efficiency and marbling results
MARKET UPDATE Fed cattle prices couldn’t maintain the prior week’s $1/cwt. increase, drifting $2/cwt. lower in last week’s average, while Live Cattle futures led the market sentiment down Thursday…
The most important meal
The most important meal Complex issues, simple solutions for a timed event by Morgan Marley December 13, 2019 The most important meal of each calf’s life is its…