Maximum profit endpoints of Australian feedlot cattle – Phase 1
| Project start date: | 15 June 2018 |
| Project end date: | 29 January 2019 |
| Publication date: | 10 April 2019 |
| Project status: | Completed |
| Livestock species: | Grainfed cattle |
| Relevant regions: | National |
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Summary
Projecting the endpoint at which a carcass of feedlot cattle will reach maximum profit requires accurate prediction or simulation models of feed intake, energy requirements and retention, and body composition throughout the feeding period.
The present report is for phase 1 of a larger project aimed at developing tools to predict such a slaughter endpoint. Achieving this goal will require measuring energy and nutrients retained in the body of Australian cattle.
This phase of the project describes the protocol for the comparative slaughter of cattle to measure carcass composition and with this energy and nutrients retained.
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| Contact email: | reports@mla.com.au |
| Primary researcher: | University of Sydney |
