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Loerch1, F.L. Fluharty, and P.A. Tirabasso
The Ohio State University Department of Animal Sciences
Abstract
The Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) Beef Center receives cattle from several sources and with a variety of hide colors. From 1996 through 1999, cattle were received from the Coshocton Branch of OARDC, the OSU Beef Center in Columbus, and were purchased at graded feeder calf sales in Virginia or West Virginia. Cattle were assigned a hide color designation upon processing to allow assessment of this factor on performance and carcass characteristics. After processing, cattle were assigned to pens for cattle performance studies. This paper summarizes performance and carcass data collected on steers fed at the OARDC Beef Center.