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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 [[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 of within row/column.
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Also, if you make changes please arrange them in alphabetical order within row/column.
  
 
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! Growth
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| [[Average daily gain]]
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| [[Birth Weight]]
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| [[Intake and Feed Efficiency|Dry matter intake]]
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| [[Intake and Feed Efficiency|Feed efficiency]]
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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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| style="text-align: center;" | Average Daily Gain
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| [[Weaning Weight | Weaning weight]]
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| [[Yearling Weight | Yearling weight]]
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| style="text-align: center;" | [[Back Fat]]
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! Reproduction
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Birth Weight]]
 
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Body Condition Scores]]
 
 
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| [[Calving Interval]]
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| style="text-align: center;" | [[Calving Difficulty]]
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| [[Gestation Length | Gestation length]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Calving Ease]]
 
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| style="text-align: center;" | [[Calving Interval]]
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| [[Heifer Pregnancy]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Carcass Weight]]
 
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| [[Stayability | Length of productive life]]
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| style="text-align: center;" | Days to Calving
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| [[PG30]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Days to Finish]]
 
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Docility]]
 
 
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| style="text-align: center;" | Drop Weight
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| [[Reproductive Tract Scores | Reproductive tract score]]
| style="text-align: center;" | Dry Matter Intake
 
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| [[Scrotal Circumference | Scrotal circumference]]
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| style="text-align: center;" | Feedlot Survival
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| [[Stayability]]
| style="text-align: center;" | Feed Efficiency
 
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| style="text-align: center;" | [[Foot and Leg Scores]]
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| [[Stayability|Sustained Cow Fertility]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Hip Height/Frame | Frame Score]]
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| style="text-align: center;" | [[Gestation Length]]
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! Carcass
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| [[Back Fat Thickness | Back fat thickness]]
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| style="text-align: center;" | [[Heifer Pregnancy Rate]]
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| [[Hot Carcass Weight | Carcass weight]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Hip Height/Frame | Hip Height]]
 
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| [[Dressed Carcass Yield | Dressing percentage]]
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| [[Marbling score]]
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| style="text-align: center;" | [[Stayability | Length of Productive Life]]
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| [[Quality Grade | Quality grade]]
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| [[Ribeye Area | Ribeye area]]
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| style="text-align: center;" | [[Marbling Score]]
 
 
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| style="text-align: center;" | Maintenance Energy
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| [[Measures of Tenderness | Shear force]]
| style="text-align: center;" | Mature Weight
 
| style="text-align: center;" | Muscle Score
 
 
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| [[Ultrasound back fat thickness]]
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| style="text-align: center;" | Parasite Egg Count
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| [[Ultrasound intramuscular fat]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Pelvic Measurements | Pelvic Area]]
 
| style="text-align: center;" | Precocity Score
 
 
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| style="text-align: center;" | Pre-weaning Survival
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| [[Ultrasound rib eye area]]
| style="text-align: center;" | Pulmonary Arterial Pressure (PAP)
 
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| [[Ultrasound rump fat]]
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| style="text-align: center;" | [[Marbling Score | Quality Grade ]]
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| [[Yield Grade | Yield grade]]
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! Management/Convenience
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| style="text-align: center;" | [[Reproductive Tract Scores]]
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| [[Body Condition Scores | Body condition score]]
| style="text-align: center;" | Ribeye Area
 
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| [[Calving Difficulty | Calving Difficulty]]
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| style="text-align: center;" | [[Scrotal Circumference]]
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| [[Docility]]
| style="text-align: center;" | Semen Volume
 
| style="text-align: center;" | Serving Capacity
 
 
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| style="text-align: center;" | Shear Force
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| [[Foot and Leg Scores | Foot and leg score]]
| style="text-align: center;" | Shedding Scores
 
| style="text-align: center;" | Slaughter weight
 
 
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| style="text-align: center;" | [[Stayability]]
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| [[Maintenance energy]]
 
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| [[Pelvic Measurements | Pelvic area]]
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| style="text-align: center;" | Tick Score
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| [[Hair Shedding | Shedding score]]
| style="text-align: center;" | Tooth Score
 
| style="text-align: center;" | Twinning Rate
 
 
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| [[Teat and Udder Scores]]
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| style="text-align: center;" | [[Udder Score | Teat and Udder Scores]]
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| [[Tooth score]]
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| style="text-align: center;" | Ultrasound Intramuscular Fat
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| [[Bovine respiratory disease (BRD)]]
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| style="text-align: center;" | Warner-Bratzler Shear Force
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| [[Parasite egg count]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Weaning Weight]]
 
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| [[Pre-weaning survival]]
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| style="text-align: center;" | [[Yearling Weight]]
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| [[Pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP)]]
| style="text-align: center;" | Yield Grade
 
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Revision as of 02:03, 29 April 2022

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
Feed efficiency
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
Foot and leg score
Maintenance energy
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