Maintaining and Improving Beef Sustainability Throughout the Food Chain - Where, Why and How?

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Source: Created by Dr. Jude L. Capper, 2013 Maintaining and Improving Beef Sustainability Throughout the Food Chain – Why, Where and How? Jude L. Capper, PhD AMSA Education Webinar, March 28 th 2014

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Source: Created by Dr. Jude L. Capper, 2013

Maintaining and Improving Beef Sustainability Throughout the Food

Chain – Why, Where and How?

Jude L. Capper, PhD

AMSA Education Webinar, March 28th 2014

Opportunities to Further Improve Beef Yield per Animal may be Limited

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Beef/Animal:"

1977"="603"lb"

2007"="773"lb"

""2027"="892"lb?"

Source: Created by Dr. Jude L. Capper, 2012; Data from USDA-NASS (2009) http://www.nass.usda.gov/Data_and_Statistics/Quick_Stats/