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A note on the determination of the age of cattle at slaughter by visual assessment of the stage of ossification of bones in sides of beef

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

T. M. Leach  and
J. M. Akers
T. M. Leach
Affiliation:
ARC Meat Research Institute, Longford, Bristol BS18 7DY
J. M. Akers
Affiliation:
ARC Meat Research Institute, Longford, Bristol BS18 7DY
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Summary

The stage of ossification of various, normally visible, bones were examined by two independent observers on 134 sides of beef from cattle of known dates of birth. These examinations failed to produce sufficiently consistent values to allow the ages of these cattle at slaughter to be determined from their skeletal characteristics within an accuracy of 3 months.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 14 , Issue 3 , June 1972 , pp. 371 - 373
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1972

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