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Live Animal Evaluation
Live animal evaluation is an important tool that all students in animal agriculture should be familiar with. Livestock procedures and breeders evaluate livestock for the correct time to market their animals. Order buyers and packers evaluate livestock for correctness of condition and red meat yield. The ability to effectively identify those animals, which meet the needs of the market, place in an everyday occurrence for many people in animal agriculture.
A livestock producer must possess the proper understanding of live animal and carcass evaluation in order to remain competitive in today’s changing market place. Furthermore, he should develop an ability to correlate these factors with the conformation or shape of the live animal. Ultrasound has proven to be an important tool to aid in selection. However, visual appraisal has the advantage of being faster and less expensive. Most market animals are bought and sold on the basis of visual estimation.
This web site is designed to bring information to you concerning animal evaluation. It is a place not only learn how to effectively identify differences in composition but also a place to practice your skills on animals and check their actual carcass data.
Explanation of animal evaluation
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Practice site of live animals and their carcass data.
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For further information on animal evaluation please contact:
Kelly Bruns at Kelly.Bruns@sdstate.edu
605-688-5452
SDSU Animal
and Range Sciences
SDSU Livestock
Judging Handbook for Advanced Students
Texts related to Livestock Judging
Livestock Video Tapes:
Cattle: Dr. Roger Hunsley
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