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Dead Weight V Live Weight

  • 26-04-2010 8:08am
    #1
    jmurf100
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 102 ✭✭


    Does anyone know, roughly how does dead weight (kill out weight) compare to live weight (%) for PBR Angus.


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  • #2
    pakalasa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,552 ✭✭✭pakalasa


    The ICBf website is the best source of data for this. www.icbf.com
    Recently though, they only have PD values and not absolute values. PD are a measure from the overall average. Its a nuisance really as absolute values are very handy. I use them for working out gestation length of the different bulls. They had them last year but none on the recent lists.


  • #3
    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,752 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    I've never slaughtered pure breds, but half bred AA bulls well fed on meal do between 56-60% KO. What sort of cattle are you talking about?

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



  • #4
    bogman_bass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,083 ✭✭✭bogman_bass


    60% is very high. as a rule of thumb 57% is a good figure to base any estimates on


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