Shrink in Beef Cattle: A Marketing Consideration
Shrink in beef cattle is weight loss that occurs between an animal’s departure from one location and weigh-in at another. Shrink in beef calves constitutes a potential economic loss to both the seller and the buyer if it is not fully considered. This 3-page fact sheet discusses factors that affect...
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Shrink in beef cattle is weight loss that occurs between an animal’s departure from one location and weigh-in at another. Shrink in beef calves constitutes a potential economic loss to both the seller and the buyer if it is not fully considered. This 3-page fact sheet discusses factors that affect shrink and the effects of shrink on calf price. Written by Matt Hersom, Todd Thrift, and Joel Yelich, and published by the UF Department of Animal Sciences, December 2015.
AN322/AN322: Shrink in Beef Cattle: A Marketing Consideration (ufl.edu)
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| spelling | doaj-art-bb3aa393d69246ddaa61cc7e37063dfc2025-02-08T05:57:44ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092016-04-0120162Shrink in Beef Cattle: A Marketing ConsiderationMatt Hersom0Todd Thrift1Joel Yelich2University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of Florida Shrink in beef cattle is weight loss that occurs between an animal’s departure from one location and weigh-in at another. Shrink in beef calves constitutes a potential economic loss to both the seller and the buyer if it is not fully considered. This 3-page fact sheet discusses factors that affect shrink and the effects of shrink on calf price. Written by Matt Hersom, Todd Thrift, and Joel Yelich, and published by the UF Department of Animal Sciences, December 2015. AN322/AN322: Shrink in Beef Cattle: A Marketing Consideration (ufl.edu) https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/127765Beef Cattle ManagementAN322 |
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