Injection site surveys in Canadian yearling cattle and cull cows and bulls: fall 1997

In subprimals from yearling cattle, lesions were found in 16% top butts, 23% blades, 6% eye of rounds, 3% inside rounds, and 8% outside rounds, costing $ 9.58/head processed ($21 million annually). In cull cows and bulls, lesions were found in 35% outside rounds, costing $6.34/head processed ($4.1 m...

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Published in:Canadian veterinary journal 1998-08, Vol.39 (8), p.497-499
Main Authors: Van Donkersgoed, J, Dixon, S, VanderKop, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
beef cattle
beef quality
bulls
Canada
Cattle
Cattle Diseases - prevention & control
Consumer Product Safety
Costs and Cost Analysis
cows
culling
Data Collection
Food Technology - statistics & numerical data
Food-Processing Industry - economics
Food-Processing Industry - standards
injection
Injections, Intramuscular - adverse effects
lesions
losses
Meat - economics
Meat - standards
meat carcasses
Skin Diseases - veterinary
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Summary:In subprimals from yearling cattle, lesions were found in 16% top butts, 23% blades, 6% eye of rounds, 3% inside rounds, and 8% outside rounds, costing $ 9.58/head processed ($21 million annually). In cull cows and bulls, lesions were found in 35% outside rounds, costing $6.34/head processed ($4.1 million annually).
ISSN:0008-5286