2000 National Beef Quality Audit (NBQA)

Kern Hendrix and Ty Petty
Department of Animal Sciences
Purdue University

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Table of Contents

  1. 2000 National Beef Quality Audit (NBQA)
  2. National Beef Quality Audit - 2000
  3. NBQA Objectives
  4. Carcass Value Loss - 2000
  5. Three Phases of NBQA
  6. Questionnaires & Interviews
  7. State and Size Representation
  8. State and Size Representation
  9. Top 10 Quality Challenges: According to Strategy Workshop Participants
  10. Top 10 Special Concerns/Desires of Customers/Consumers (Purveyors, n=37)
  11. Packing Plant Locations
  12. Percentage of Gender Class - 1991, 1995, 2000
  13. Percent of Carcass Type - 1991, 1995, 2000
  14. Frequency of Hide Color Pattern - 2000
  15. Frequency of Hide and Face Color - 2000
  16. Data Collected on the Harvest Floor (n=43,415 Carcasses)
  17. Percentage of Brands By Location - 1991, 1995, 2000
  18. Frequency of Cattle With Horns - 2000
  19. Frequency and Amount of Manure - 2000
  20. Percentage Distribution of Bruises - 1995, 2000
  21. Frequency Distribution and Magnitude of Bruises by Location - 2000
  22. Offal Condemnation and Fetus Incidence - 1991, 1995, 2000
  23. Reasons for Liver Condemnations - 2000 (Total 30.3%)
  24. Percentage Distribution of Carcass Defects - 2000
  25. Percentage Distribution of Dark Cutters - 2000
  26. Carcass Characteristics of Heifers and Steers - 2000
  27. Percentage Distribution of Yield Grade - 2000
  28. Quality Grade Distribution - 1991, 1995, 2000
  29. Comparison of Percent Prime and Choice - 1974 to 2000
  30. Carcass Characteristics of Native, Brahman, Dairy - 2000
  31. Marbling and Quality Grade of Native, Brahman, Dairy - 2000
  32. Yield Grade Factors - 1974, 1991, 1995, 2000
  33. Percentage Distribution of Carcass Weight - 2000
  34. Percentage Distribution of Ribeye Area - 2000
  35. Success Story
  36. Positive Trends Since 1995
  37. Goals
  38. Goals
  39. Resource Materials

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