Claw Condition and Meat Quality Factors in Fattening Bulls in Two Different Housing Systems
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C.H. Stanek, J.J. Frickh and P...
In: Lameness in Ruminants - International Symposium and Conference - Slovenia, 2004 by International Conference on Lameness in Ruminants
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FEB 15, 2004
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Meat production is the economic goal in fattening cattle, and claw soundness is only a "by-product". Only a few studies investigated possible correlations between the condition of claws, meat quality and production factors (SUGG et al., 1996). In a study where bulls were fattened under standard, claw condition, claw diseases and daily weight gain, dressing-out percentage of carcasses and various factors of meat quality were investigated ...
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