Summary
Meat & Livestock Australia funded this study to:
1) assess under controlled conditions: the effect of protected nutrients on beef cattle feedlot performance and carcass quality;
2) evaluate sequential ultrasound scanning as a means of predicting the marbling performance of cattle being fed in a feedlot situation; 3) assess the cost/benefit of using protected nutrients to enhance feedlot performance and carcase quality; and
4) to make recommendations on the practical industry application of the investigated products and techniques.
The study showed that inclusion of Marble PlusTM in a feedlot ration increased both visual (marble score) and chemically measured intramuscular fat.
