Session 05. Improving the quality and sustainability of beef production (with Cattle Network WG and Livestock and Meat Commission NI) – part 1
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Date: 29 August 2016; 08:30 – 12:30 hours
Chairperson: J.F. Hocquette
Theatre Session 05
Random regression analyses of carcass traits yield useful herd-year profiles for management purposes
T.M. Englishby, D.P. Berry, M.P. Coffey, K.L. Moore and G. Banos
Composition and sensory qualities of bull beef from different breeds and production systems
G.B. Mezgebo, F.J. Monahan, M. McGee, E.G. O’Riordan, D. Marren, R.I. Richardson and A.P. Moloney
Prediction of carcass and live weights of some beef cattle breeds
Y. Bozkurt, C.G. Tuzun and C. Dogan
Predicted phenotypic carcass meat yield and cut yields in cattle differing in genetic merit
S.M. Connolly, A.R. Cromie and D.P. Berry
Effect of hang, cut, cook and doneness on eating quality
J. Tollerton, N. Gault, E. Tolland, D. Devlin, L. Majury and H. Lewis
Beef eating quality: a European journey
invited L.J. Farmer
Growth performance and meat characteristics of Awassi sheep that holds the Callipyge gene
K.I.Z. Jawasreh, A.H. Al-Amareen and A.Y. Abdullah
Effect of muscle type and ageing on eating quality of beef
J. Tollerton, N. Gault, E. Tolland, L. Farmer, D. Devlin, L. Majury and H. Lewis
Factors affecting Eating Quality of Northern Irish Beef
D.J. Devlin, N.F.S. Gault, B.W. Moss, E. Tolland, J. Tollerton and L.J. Farmer
The variability of European beef can be reduced by predicting consumer satisfaction
invited S.P.F. Bonny, J.-F. Hocquette, D.W. Pethick, I. Legrand, J. Wierzbicki, P. Allen, L.J. Farmer, R.J. Polkinghorne and G.E. Gardner
Posters Session
Effect of carcass weight on composition and sensory qualities of beef from bulls
G.B. Mezgebo, F.J. Monahan, M. McGee, E.G. O’Riordan, D. Marren, R.I. Richardson and A.P. Moloney
Growth and carcass traits of purebred Simmental and Simmental×beef breed crossbred bulls
M. Pesonen and A. Huuskonen
Performance of bulls offered diets based on whole crop silages with or without protein inclusion
M. Pesonen, E. Joki-Tokola and A. Huuskonen
Effect of using sustained-release non-protein nitrogen on feed conversion efficiency in beef cattle
M. Agovino, A. Linscott and F. Aubry
The effect of suckler cow condition score in pregnancy on calving parameters and progeny performance
D.E. Lowe, F.O. Lively and A.W. Gordon
Growth of bull calves at the dairy farm does not affect their performance as rosé veal calves
A. Jensen, M. Johansen and M. Vestergaard
The impact of animal movements on lifetime performance of beef cattle
V.S. Murphy, D.E. Lowe, F.O. Lively, F.M. Titterington and A.W. Gordon
Effect of feed ration composition on sustainability
L. Mogensen, M.T. Knudsen, I.S. Kristensen, N.I. Nielsen and T. Kristensen
Isotope ratios of bioelements for inferring beef origin and zebu feeding regime in Cameroon
M. Perini, B.M. Nfor, F. Camin and E. Piasentier
Variation in M. longissimus texture and cooking loss from cattle within a commercial supply chain
S. Mackintosh, J. Draper, A. Scott, S. Morgan, H. Powell, I. Richardson and N. Scollan
Genetic variability of the MHC class II (DRB.3) in South African and Namibian beef cattle breeds
L. Haikukutu, T.O. Itenge, L. Bosman, C. Visser, J. Lyaku, F. Mausse and E. Van Marle-Köster
Grass-based production systems for late-maturing sired suckler bulls
K. McMenamin, M. McGee, A.P. Moloney, A.K. Kelly and E.G. O’Riordan
Comparison of methods to evaluate the chemical composition of carcass from beef cattle
M. Al-Jammas, J. Agabriel, J. Vernet and I. Ortigues-Marty
Feed efficiency, carcass traits and selection for yearling weight in Nellore cattle
J.N.S.G. Cyrillo, H.A. Fidelis, L.O. Tedeschi, S.F.M. Bonilha, R.H. Branco and M.E.Z. Mercadante
Indicator-based sustainability assessment of smallholder beef cattle production in South Africa
T. Marandure, C. Mapiye, G. Makombe and K. Dzama
Pasture-based finishing of early-maturing sired suckler beef bulls at 15 or 19 months of age
C. Lenehan, A.P. Moloney, E.G. O’Riordan, A. Kelly and M. McGee
Comparison of rolled barley with citrus pulp as a supplement for growing cattle offered grass silage
C. Lenehan, A.P. Moloney, E.G. O’Riordan, A. Kelly and M. McGee
Restricted or ad libitum creep feeding of nursing beef calves grazing native pastures
A. Simeone, V. Beretta, J. Olaizola, J. Piegas and X. Silveira
The effects of breed, month of parturition and progeny gender on beef cow fertility
F.M. Titterington, S.J. Morrison, F.O. Lively and S. Dawson
Animal welfare index (AWI): an on-farm welfare evaluation of beef farms in Ireland and Belgium
P. Lawrence, M. McGee and B. Earley
Effect of cytoplasmic lineage in genetic evaluation for economic traits in Nellore cattle
L. Grigoletto, E.C. Mattos, M.H.A. Santana, F. Baldi, J.P. Eler, L.G.G. Figueiredo and J.B.S. Ferraz
Effect of SNP polymorphisms on the intramuscular fat content in Hungarian Simmental cattle
I. Anton, B. Húth, I. Füller, A. Zsolnai and G. Holló
Metabolic and endocrine status in heifers from two beef breeds submitted to different rearing diets
J.A. Rodríguez-Sánchez, I. Casasús, J. Ferrer and A. Sanz
Abundance of beige and brown adipocyte markers in different adipose depots of 26-month-old cattle
K. Komolka, E. Albrecht and S. Maak
Response of early-weaned beef calves in feedlots to non protein nitrogen level in the diet
V. Beretta, A. Simeone, J. Clerc, M. Fonseca and J. Rocco
Identification of genomic regions related to tenderness in Nellore beef cattle
M.E. Carvalho, F.R. Baldi, M.H.A. Santana, R.V. Ventura, G.A. Oliveira Junior, R.S. Bueno, M.N. Bonin, F.M. Rezende, J.P. Eler and J.B.S. Ferraz
Intramuscular connective tissue properties in longissimus thoracis muscle of Hungarian Simmental
G. Holló, B. Húth, E. Egri, I. Holló and I. Anton
On-line prediction of beef muscle chemical composition and texture using near infrared spectroscopy
J. Cafferky, V. Campos, A. Sahar, R. Hamill, T. Sweeney, G. Downey, A. Cromie and P. Allen
Growth paths for suckler bulls slaughtered at 19 months of age: A meat quality perspective
L. Moran, M.G. O’Sullivan, M. McGee, K. McMenamin, E.G. O’Riordan and A.P. Moloney
Effect of Stress, Fasting, Lairage and interaction with bulls and steers on Beef Eating Quality
D.J. Devlin, N.F.S. Gault, B.W. Moss, E. Tolland, J. Tollerton and L.J. Farmer
Evaluation of marbling traits by X-ray computed tomography in Hungarian Simmental breed
G. Holló, B. Húth, I. Holló and I. Anton
Muscle development as characteristic for beef production in 4 local breeds of cattle
P. Polák, J. Tomka, R. Šveistienė and A. Račkauskaitė
Effect of diets containing sunflower cake on the meat quality of young bulls
V.S. Oliveira, R.L. Oliveira, T.C. Rocha, J.S. Trajano, R.D.X. Ribeiro, N.G. Nascimento Júnior and P.A. Oliveira