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Provedor de dados: | 31
País: | United States
Título: | Valuing Fed Cattle Using Objective Tenderness Measures
Autores: | Riley,   John Michael; Schroeder,   Ted C.; Wheeler,   Tommy L.; Shackelford,   Stephen D.; Koohmaraie,   Mohammad.
Data: | 2009-04-02
Ano: | 2009
Palavras-chave: | Beef quality; Meat tenderness; Cattle value; Cattle price; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Q11; Q13; M31.
Resumo: | Beef tenderness is critical in consumer satisfaction with beef steak products. Current fed cattle valuation systems do not differentiate carcasses based upon tenderness variation. However, considerable research indicates consumers are willing to pay more for tender relative to tough beef steak. This article develops a tenderness-augmentation to current fed cattle grid pricing systems. Using a large set of actual carcasses, we determine that a tenderness-augmented price grid would reorder fed cattle value by on average nearly $5.00/cwt dressed relative to current valuation methods. Substantial opportunity is present to improve beef tenderness through new price signals to producers.
Tipo: | Journal Article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://purl.umn.edu/48747
Relação: | Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics&gt;Volume 41, Number 01, April 2009
Formato: | 13