Effect of slaughter age and breed on the carcass traits and meat quality of beef steers finished on natural pastures in the arid
Simmentaler cross (SX), Bonsmara cross (BX) and Nguni (NG) steers were raised on natural sweet veld pastures and slaughtered at 18 or 30 months of age. Slaughtering occurred at the end of the wet summer season. Live weight and carcass…
