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Genetic Parameters Among Production, Carcass Composition And Carcass Quality Traits Of Beef Cattle, Darrell A. Busch
Genetic Parameters Among Production, Carcass Composition And Carcass Quality Traits Of Beef Cattle, Darrell A. Busch
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There were 1,642,000 beef cows in South Dakota on_ January 1,1967, which was 14 percent higher than the 1961-65 average (South Dakota Crop and Livestock Reporting Service, 1967). These cows were valued at $307, 054, 000, a 27 percent increase over the 1961-65 average. There were 390, 000 head of cattle and calves on feed on January 1, 1967, a 33 percent increase over 1961 and a 22 percent increase over the 1961-65 average. The sale of cattle and calves has accounted for 44 percent of the cash farm income in South Dakota for the period 1958-65 and is the …