Traits

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

This article is simply a list of traits commonly observed in beef cattle. Some traits are ERTs, depending on the marketing strategy of an individual producer. When a trait is not an ERT, it is potentially an indicator trait. Most of the entries in this table have links to a specific article with details about that trait. Also, you are encouraged to see the Selection and Mating section for guidance on using traits

Authors, please feel free to add to this table, even if there is no specific linkable article with more details.

Trait	Trait	Trait
Average Daily Gain
Back Fat	Birth Weight
Calving Difficulty	Calving Ease
Calving Interval	Carcass Weight	Condition Score
Days to Calving	Days to Finish	Docility
Drop weight	Dry Matter Intake
Feedlot Survival	Feed Efficiency	Frame Score
Gestation Length
Heifer Pregnancy Rate	Hip Height
KPH
Leg Score	Length of Productive Life
Maintenance Energy	Mature Weight	Muscle Score
Parasite Egg Count	Pelvic Area	Precosity Score
Pre-weaning Survival	Pulmonary Arteriole Pressure (PAP)
Quality Grade
Rib Fat	Rump Fat
Scrotal Circumference	Semen Volume	Serving Capacity
Stayability
Tick Score	Tooth Score	Twinning Rate
Udder Score	Ultrasound Back Fat	Ultrasound Intramuscular Fat
Ultrasound Rib Eye Area
Weaning Weight
Yearling Weight	Yield Grade