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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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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.
Superovulation
Meat products; Beef
A process either through hormone treatment or embryo placement by which a cow will release more than a natural amount of eggs during ovulation. The eggs are usually collected and redistributed to ...
Culling
Meat products; Beef
The process of removing or killing cattle that lack desirable traits or exhibit less desirable traits from the herd.
Ovulation
Meat products; Beef
The release of a cow's egg into to ovary. This usually occurs a few hours after estrus, but can take up to a day.
