What's the Beef? Impact of Feeding Distillers on Beef Quality and New Products on the Horizon

Resource: Chris Calkins, University of Nebraska - Lincoln Professor of Meat Science

Dr. Chris Calkins, Meat Scientist in the Animal Science Department, University of Nebraska discusses the muscle profiling project and new beef cuts as a result of the project. He also discuss the effect of feeding distillers to finishing cattle and the impact on meat quality. Dr. Calkins discusses management practices that can be used to enhance meat quality of cattle finished on diets that include distillers grains.

(1-11-10) What's the Beef?
Impact of Feeding Distillers on Beef Quality and New Products on the Horizon

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