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In the 1960s, the cheaper wet-aging process largely displaced dry aging as dry-aged meat is 15–25% more expensive than wet-aged beef: dry hanging rooms are expensive; meat weight is reduced through evaporation; and some proportion of meat spoils.
In the past it was among several cuts of beef sometimes known as "butcher's steak", because butchers would often keep it for themselves rather than offer it for sale. This is because the general populace believed this to be a crude cut of meat, although it is actually one of the most tender and flavoursome. [1]
For example, the dress weight for chickens and other fowl is closer to 75% of the live weight, [3] which is significantly higher than that of cattle, which can be from 50-70% depending on breed and methods used. [2] To compare, a 250-pound pig will typically have a dressed weight of 180 pounds and a retail cuts weight of 144 pounds.
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How much pork or beef is OK to eat? A serving size of both meats is about 3 to 4 ounces, or about the size of a palm of a woman’s hand or a deck of cards. Politi suggests eating no more than 8 ...
As of 2011 in the US, broiler chickens has an FCR of 1.6 based on body weight gain, and mature in 39 days. [25] At around the same time the FCR based on weight gain for broilers in Brazil was 1.8. [25] The global average in 2013 is around 2.0 for weight gain (live weight) and 2.8 for slaughtered meat (carcass weight). [26]
In Australia, the term Japanese ox is used for grain-fed steers in the weight range of 500 to 650 kg that are destined for the Japanese meat trade. [8] In North America, draft cattle under four years old are often called working steers.
Backgrounding cattle that achieve weights of 650–700 pounds (290–320 kg) are suitable for sale to grass feeding operations, whereas those achieving weights of 800–825 pounds (363–374 kg) are suitable for sale to feedlot operators. [4] Buyers of feeder cattle tend to look for high average gain (in weight) and low feed-to-gain ratio.