Beef

Beef

Beef is the meat attained from bovines especially cattle. Beef can be cut into steaks, roasts or short ribs.

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loin cuts

Meat products; Beef

These cuts are from the loin of the cow and while usually the most expensive and tender, they are not the most flavorful. The names of each can be confusing due to different styles of cuts and ...

organic beef

Meat products; Beef

Beef that comes from a ranch that has been certified organic from a USDA organic inspector. Some of the criteria for certification are born and raised in an organic environment, never given ...

marbling

Meat products; Beef

Intramuscular fat distributed in the muscle of cattle. The USDA appraises marbling in the rib-eye between the 12th and 13th rib and it's appraisal is a large determining factor of grading. Cattle ...

outbreeding

Meat products; Beef

The breeding of cattle that are less related than the average of the population in an effort to have offspring with superior traits.

metabolic body size

Meat products; Beef

The weight of the cattle to the 3/4 power and used as a predictor of the amount of feed needed to maintain body weight.

The chronological age of cattle. When the chronological age is not know, a test may estimate the age by assessing the bones and cartilage of the cattle. Most cattle are slaughtered before 30 months ...