Content related to the topic: selection-and-carcase-classification

21 October 2020

Assessing fat levels in beef cattle

Learn more about where to handle live animals to assess fatness levels.

21 October 2020

Assessing conformation in beef cattle

Learn more about where to handle live animals to assess conformation.

21 October 2020

Selecting beef cattle for slaughter

Learn more about selecting beef cattle for slaughter.

7 April 2026

Using the EUROP grid in beef carcase classification

Find out how the EUROP grid, the 15-point grid and video image analysis (VIA) are used in beef carcase classification.

7 April 2026

Beef carcase classification

Find out about carcase classification, the EUROP Grid and saleable meat yield.

21 October 2020

Beef cattle: understanding the market

Knowing who your customers are and the product specifications they are looking for is essential to optimise your sale returns. Find out how to respond to your customers’ requirements.

17 February 2021

Marketing prime beef

Maximise your returns by selecting animals at the right time and to the right specification for the market.

19 March 2025

Feed price volatility in the pork sector

The biggest and most important single cost for pig producers is feed. Use this information to help mitigate feed price volatility.

23 July 2020

Killing-out percentage

Guidance on how to improve the killing-out percentage of your finished pigs

8 July 2025

Marketing returns from finished pigs

Guidance on how to improve marketing returns from finisher pigs.

24 October 2023

Uniformity in finished pigs

Guidance on how to reduce the variation in size between finisher pigs.

23 July 2020

Finishing pigs

Guidance on improving uniformity, marketing returns, and killing-out percentage.