date:Nov 26, 2012
he study were graded as dark cutters (pH greater than 5.7 and/or meat color score of 4 or higher) and those carcasses were evenly distributed across the range of flights speeds measured.
Even though calm cattle certainly have their production benefits, they are not exempt from the issue of dark cutting, Coombes said.
Calmer cattle have been shown to have higher growth rates and more tender meat than flighty animals. These positive benefits have been shown in many different studies around the w