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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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random mating
Meat products; Beef
The process by which any cow has an equal opportunity to mate with any sire selected for mating.
selection
Meat products; Beef
Choosing cattle with the more desirable traits to mate and produce offspring.
USDA quality grade
Meat products; Beef
A grade given to beef based mainly on the marbling and maturity of the meat and its appeal to the pallet. Prime is the highest, followed by choice, select, standard, commercial and utility, cutter ...
tandem selection
Meat products; Beef
A method of selection where a single trait is chosen and bred to satisfaction before the next trait is selected.
transgenic
Meat products; Beef
Cattle that carry genes from a different species usually to promote an economic or medical purpose.
