U.S. Department of Agriculture: Agricultural Research Service, Lincoln, Nebraska
Date of this Version
1988
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Intact bull calves grow more rapidly in the feedlot than do their castrate counterparts but are generally less acceptable to the packer because of excess masculinity and insufficient intramuscular and external fat for postmortem handling and storage. Steers, on the other hand, are less efficient and yield less lean meat than bulls. Therefore, it was envisaged that reducing the masculinity of bulls by a noninvasive, nonsurgical procedure might yield a more suitable market animal.
Comments
Published in Beef Research Program Progress Report (1988) No. 3: 77