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Meat products

Any kind of animal flesh that is eaten or sold as a marketable product.

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grading-up

Meat products; Beef

The process of using purebred bulls to breed multiple generations within a herd. Female dams are chosen from the herd to breed again with the bulls.

heat synchronization

Meat products; Beef

The process of inducing heat and manipulating the estrogen cycles of cows in an effort to create synchronization and thus reduce cost and create a more uniformed herd.

hot carcass weight

Meat products; Beef

The weight of a carcass prior to chilling with its hide, head, gastrointestinal tract, and internal organs removed.

inbreeding

Meat products; Beef

The breeding of plants or animals where the parents are more related than the average of the breed. This can often lead to a higher probability of recessive and undesirable traits ...

linebreeding

Meat products; Beef

A form of inbreeding where cattle closely related are breed in an effort to create a more consistent offspring, identify genetic flaws, and to encourage traits that are more ...

linecross

Meat products; Beef

Calves produced from lines that were originally inbred.

round

Meat products; Beef

The hind section of the cow that has decent flavor but can be a little tough because the muscles are well exercised.

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