Beef CRC Factsheets
Beef CRC Factsheets - Beef CRC - Beef Genetic Technologies
| Breeding for a market |
 Buying the right bull is a key decision for the future of your beef herd. It’s natural to focus on what you can see in the bull, but how important is this for the bottom line? |
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| New light on tenderness |
 While much has been learned about the practical factors affecting tenderness of meat, investigations continue into what happens inside the cells. Beef CRC scientists want to gain a deeper understanding of body chemistry and its genetic controls to help find new ways to produce more tender beef. |
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| The value of muscling and yield |
 The Beef CRC has a significant commitment to lifting the proportion of saleable meat (retail yield) in Australian beef carcases. Why is muscling important? And how can the Beef CRC build on existing live assessment skills and the new genetic technologies. |
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| Visual selection for muscling in a breeding herd |
 Does selecting for heavier muscling in the breeding herd affect performance of females? Producers have long feared this could lead to poorer fertility, lower milk production and greater calving difficulty. This article sorts the fact from the fiction. |
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| Better steers or more efficient cows? Can we have both? |
 Why risk selecting for better steers if their sisters are less efficient as breeders? A major project on maternal efficiency in the Beef CRC is uncovering the important genetic connections between carcase quality, feed efficiency and breeding performance in southern (temperate) environments. |
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| Myostatin gene promises higher yield |
 Beef CRC scientists are searching for the genes responsible for the resulting yield differences. One experimental herd carries a gene known as myostatin which has a substantial effect on yield. But can this gene improve meat yield? |
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| HGPs - Good for profit, not so good for meat quality |
 The extra growth seen by producers and feedlots from using hormonal growth promotants (HGPs) boosts their profits. However, there are mounting concerns the beef industry is not doing its customers any favours when HGPs may cause tougher meat. |
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| Marbling in a nutshell |
 Marbling is defined as small flecks of fat distributed through the muscle of cattle. It is important because it contributes to flavour, juiciness & tenderness. But how can it help achieve a good eating experience? |
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| Key findings of marbling research |
 To make the most of export opportunities for high quality beef, Australia needs to know how to maximise marbling in the short term. The Beef CRC has given us a blueprint for now, but current research hopes to unlock new ways to produce high quality beef more efficiently. |
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| Unravelling some of the 'genome' technology |
 On the surface, cattle breeding still happens the same as it always has. But the tools available today make critical decisions even more complex. Advances in genetic technology means new words and phrases. But what do they mean and how can they help set your breeding objectives? |
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| Beef supply chain partnerships |
 The Beef CRC is establishing supply chain partnerships in Australia and New Zealand to achieve improved profit and efficiency for both suppliers and processors. These groups called Beef Profit Patnerships (BPPs) investigate and evaluate new technologies to enable them to improve their productivity and profitability. |
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| Selecting temperament to improve beef tenderness, profits and feed efficiency |
 Animals with faster flight times (an electronic measure of temperament) produce progeny whose beef is of a poorer eating quality. A simple test for flight time can now be used to select breeding stock that will indirectly improve the eating quality of your cattle. |
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| Comparing carcase and beef quality and herd profitability in Northern Australia |
 Is it possible to select for improved carcase and beef quality attributes without compromising reproductive performance and adaptation to harsh environmental stressors? |
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| Beef courses delivered in Australia and New Zealand |
 Find out about all the programs available to help you put the research into practice. |
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