Breeds of Livestock: Comparitive Research Section: Breed Comparisons in the Germplasm Evaluation Program at MARC [Table 6]

Breed Comparisons in the Germplasm Evaluation Program at MARC (Table 6)


TABLE 6. BREED GROUP MEANS FOR CARCASS TRAITS OF STEERSa

Breed group	Number	Retail product %	Fat trim %	Bone %	Retail product lb	Fat trim lb	Bone lb

Jersey	130	66.9	20.7	12.4	389	121	72.1
Longhorn	92	69.4	18.0	12.6	390	103	71.0

Orig. HAx	539	67.1	21.0	12.0	422	135	75.2
Curr. HAx	34	67.2	20.4	12.3	461	141	84.1
Red Poll	109	67.4	20.1	12.5	407	124	75.0
Devon	55	68.5	----	----	419	----	----
Shorthorn	95	67.0	20.1	12.9	456	139	88.2
Galloway	75	69.7	17.8	12.5	426	110	76.0

South Devon	95	68.1	19.6	12.3	441	130	79.4
Tarentaise	102	69.2	18.3	12.4	441	119	78.9
Pinzgauer	226	69.3	17.7	13.0	437	114	82.0

Brangus	52	66.8	----	----	421	----	----
Santa Gertrudis	62	67.3	----	----	443	----	----

Sahiwal	140	69.2	18.5	12.3	424	115	75.2
Brahman	126	69.2	18.3	12.5	456	123	82.0
Nellore	97	69.2	18.4	12.4	465	125	82.7

Braunvieh	116	69.5	17.2	13.4	449	116	86.3
Gelbvieh	212	70.2	16.8	13.0	463	113	85.5
Holstein	68	71.8	----	----	478	----	----
Simmental	172	70.1	16.5	13.4	469	115	89.1
Maine Anjou	106	70.1	16.4	13.5	477	113	91.2
Salers	77	70.0	17.1	12.9	478	117	88.1

Piedmontese	80	73.4	14.3	12.3	485	94	80.4
Limousin	173	71.5	15.9	12.6	459	106	81.0
Orig. Charolais	175	71.1	16.0	12.9	486	113	88.3
Curr. Charolais	43	70.2	16.4	13.4	506	118	96.3
Chianina	114	71.9	13.9	14.2	479	96	94.0

aEstimates of retail product weight and percentage for Devon, Brangus, Santa Gertrudis and Holstein sired progeny were obtained from multiple regression prediction equations reported by Crouse and Dikeman (1976; J. Anim. Sci. 42:584).