Specs per breed (from Dairy Dams)
Limousin breed cattle from the Dairy herd have the least number obtaining O= grade or lower, they also have the ability to excel with their Carcass weight and with Carcass conformation. Limousin had the largest sample size. Limousin carcass weight was much higher than that of the traditional beef breeds.
Breed |
Number of sires within breed |
Number of progeny slaughtered |
Carcass weight |
% <280kg |
Carcass conformation |
%<O= |
LM |
25 |
4834 |
334 |
10% |
7.0 |
1% |
BB |
29 |
2405 |
351 |
8% |
7.8 |
2% |
AA |
35 |
2309 |
295 |
32% |
5.6 |
12% |
HE |
31 |
1251 |
316 |
27% |
5.5 |
17% |
NR |
10 |
168 |
307 |
29% |
4.2 |
62% |
FR |
117 |
2066 |
309 |
26% |
4.5 |
51% |
HO |
509 |
957 |
303 |
31% |
3.6 |
74% |
JE |
50 |
244 |
255 |
66% |
3.3 |
84% |
