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This article is a list of traits commonly observed in beef cattle.  Some traits are economically relevant traits ([[Economically Relevant Traits | ERTs]]), directly affecting costs and income realized by an individual producer.  Depending on marketing strategy, the same trait may be highly relevant, largely irrelevant, or an [[Indicator Traits | indicator]] of an ERT.  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 [[:Category:Selection_and_Mating | Selection and Mating]] section for guidance on using traits.  
This article is simply a list of traits commonly observed in beef cattle.  Some traits are [[Economically Relevant Traits | ERTs]], depending on the [[Marketing | marketing]] strategy of an individual producer.  When a trait is not an ERT, it is potentially an [[Indicator Traits | 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.
Authors, please feel free to add to this table, even if there is no specific linkable article with more details.
Also, if you make changes please arrange them in alphabetical order within row/column.


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{| class="wikitable"
! Growth
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| [[Gain | Average daily gain]]
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| [[Birth Weight]]
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| [[Days to finish]]
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| [[Feed Intake|Dry matter intake]]
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| [[Gain]]
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| [[Hip Height/Frame | Frame score]]
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| [[Hip Height/Frame | Hip height]]
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| [[Mature Height and Weight | Mature height]]
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| [[Mature Height and Weight | Mature weight]]
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| [[Muscle score]]
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| [[Slaughter Weight | Slaughter weight]]
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| [[Weaning Weight | Weaning weight]]
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| [[Yearling Weight | Yearling weight]]
|}
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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align: center;" | Trait
! style="text-align: center;" | Trait
! style="text-align: center;" | Trait
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| style="text-align: center;" | Average Daily Gain
! Reproduction
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| [[Calving Interval]]
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| style="text-align: center;" | [[Back Fat]]
| [[Gestation Length | Gestation length]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Birth Weight]]
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| [[Heifer Pregnancy]]
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| style="text-align: center;" | [[Calving Difficulty]]
| [[Stayability | Length of productive life]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Calving Ease]]
| style="text-align: center;" |
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Calving Interval]]
| [[PG30]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Carcass Weight]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Condition Score]]
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| style="text-align: center;" |
| [[Reproductive Tract Scores | Reproductive tract score]]
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| style="text-align: center;" |  
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| style="text-align: center;" | Days to Calving
| [[Scrotal Circumference | Scrotal circumference]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Days to Finish]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Docility]]
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| style="text-align: center;" | Drop  weight
| [[Stayability]]
| style="text-align: center;" | Dry Matter Intake
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| [[Stayability|Sustained Cow Fertility]]
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{| class="wikitable"
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| style="text-align: center;" | Feedlot Survival
! Carcass
| style="text-align: center;" | Feed Efficiency
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Hip Height/Frame | Frame Score]]
|-
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| style="text-align: center;" |
| [[Back Fat Thickness | Back fat thickness]]
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" |  
|-
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| style="text-align: center;" | [[Gestation Length]]
| [[Hot Carcass Weight | Carcass weight]]
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| [[Dressed Carcass Yield | Dressing percentage]]
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| style="text-align: center;" |  
|-
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| style="text-align: center;" | [[Heifer Pregnancy Rate]]
| [[Marbling score]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Hip Height/Frame | Hip Height]]
| style="text-align: center;" |
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| style="text-align: center;" |
| [[Quality Grade | Quality grade]]
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| style="text-align: center;" | KPH
| [[Ribeye Area | Ribeye area]]
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| [[Measures of Tenderness | Shear force]]
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|-
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| style="text-align: center;" | Leg Score
| [[Ultrasound back fat thickness]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Stayability | Length of Productive Life]]
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|-
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| [[Ultrasound intramuscular fat]]
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| style="text-align: center;" | Maintenance Energy
| [[Ultrasound rib eye area]]
| style="text-align: center;" | Mature Weight
| style="text-align: center;" | Muscle Score
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|-
| style="text-align: center;" |
| [[Ultrasound rump fat]]
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|-
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| style="text-align: center;" | Parasite Egg Count
| [[Yield Grade | Yield grade]]
| style="text-align: center;" | Pelvic Area
|}
| style="text-align: center;" | Precosity Score
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{| class="wikitable"
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| style="text-align: center;" | Pre-weaning Survival
! Management/Convenience
| style="text-align: center;" | Pulmonary Arteriole Pressure (PAP)
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| [[Body Condition Scores | Body condition score]]
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| style="text-align: center;" |  
|-
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| style="text-align: center;" | [[Marbling Score | Quality Grade ]]
| [[Calving Difficulty | Calving Difficulty]]
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| style="text-align: center;" |
| [[Docility]]
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| style="text-align: center;" |
|-
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| style="text-align: center;" | Rib Fat
| [[Feed Efficiency]]
| style="text-align: center;" | Rump Fat
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|-
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| style="text-align: center;" |
| [[Feed Intake]]
| style="text-align: center;" |
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|-
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| style="text-align: center;" | [[Scrotal Circumference]]
| [[Foot and Leg Scores | Foot and leg score]]
| style="text-align: center;" | Semen Volume
| style="text-align: center;" | Serving Capacity
|-
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| style="text-align: center;" | [[Stayability]]
| [[Maintenance energy]]
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|[[Methane|Methane Production]]
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|-
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| style="text-align: center;" | Tick Score
| [[Pelvic Measurements | Pelvic area]]
| style="text-align: center;" | Tooth Score
| style="text-align: center;" | Twinning Rate
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| [[Hair Shedding | Shedding score]]
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|-
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| style="text-align: center;" | [[Udder Score]]
| [[Teat and Udder Scores]]
| style="text-align: center;" | Ultrasound Back Fat
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| style="text-align: center;" | Ultrasound Intramuscular Fat
| [[Tooth score]]
|}
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{| class="wikitable"
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| style="text-align: center;" | Ultrasound Rib Eye Area
! Health
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| [[Bovine respiratory disease (BRD)]]
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|-
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| style="text-align: center;" | Weaning Weight
| [[Parasite egg count]]
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| style="text-align: center;" |
| [[Pre-weaning survival]]
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" |
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | Yearling Weight
| [[Pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP)]]
| style="text-align: center;" | Yield Grade
| style="text-align: center;" |
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| style="text-align: center;" |
| [[Tick score]]
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Latest revision as of 00:30, 20 November 2024

This article is a list of traits commonly observed in beef cattle. Some traits are economically relevant traits ( ERTs), directly affecting costs and income realized by an individual producer. Depending on marketing strategy, the same trait may be highly relevant, largely irrelevant, or an indicator of an ERT. 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.

Also, if you make changes please arrange them in alphabetical order within row/column.

Growth
Average daily gain
Birth Weight
Days to finish
Dry matter intake
Gain
Frame score
Hip height
Mature height
Mature weight
Muscle score
Slaughter weight
Weaning weight
Yearling weight
Reproduction
Calving Interval
Gestation length
Heifer Pregnancy
Length of productive life
PG30
Reproductive tract score
Scrotal circumference
Stayability
Sustained Cow Fertility
Carcass
Back fat thickness
Carcass weight
Dressing percentage
Marbling score
Quality grade
Ribeye area
Shear force
Ultrasound back fat thickness
Ultrasound intramuscular fat
Ultrasound rib eye area
Ultrasound rump fat
Yield grade
Management/Convenience
Body condition score
Calving Difficulty
Docility
Feed Efficiency
Feed Intake
Foot and leg score
Maintenance energy
Methane Production
Pelvic area
Shedding score
Teat and Udder Scores
Tooth score
Health
Bovine respiratory disease (BRD)
Parasite egg count
Pre-weaning survival
Pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP)
Tick score