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Beef
Beef is the meat attained from bovines especially cattle. Beef can be cut into steaks, roasts or short ribs.
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carcass quality grade
Meat products; Beef
Grading system which the meat is rated as prime, choice, select, standard, commercial, utility, cutter and canner based on its maturity, firmness, texture, color and marbling.
closed herd
Meat products; Beef
A herd of cattle that is prevented from mating, or in some instances, contact with other cattle. This is often deployed as a strategy to prevent the spread of disease to the herd.
collateral relatives
Meat products; Beef
Cattle that are related but are not direct ancestors or descendants. Brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews are examples of collateral relatives.
compensatory gain
Meat products; Beef
An accelerated rate of gain in cattle after a period of resticted feed.
conformation
Meat products; Beef
The shape, symmetry and arrangement of an animal's different body parts.
crossbreeding
Meat products; Beef
The mating of two different breeds or species often in an attempt to reproduce desirable traits in the offspring.
congenital
Meat products; Beef
Occurring at or before birth and usually refers to defects in cattle.
