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BEEF IMAGE ANALYSIS (BIA) ULTRASOUND<br />

BIA live animal carcass ultrasound is an automated, chuteside software system that captures<br />

images and calculates trait measurements on an objective basis. The traits determined by BIA<br />

ultrasound software are: Ribeye Area (REA), Backfat Thickness (BF), Ribeye Area/Hundred lbs<br />

Live Weight (REA/CWT), Percent Intramuscular Fat (% IMF), Ribeye Shape Score (RES), Stress<br />

Score (SS), and Tenderness Score (TEND).<br />

Tallgrass Beef Company Optimum Ranges – Harvest Age Animal:<br />

REA = 10-15<br />

BF = 0.2 – 0.4 in. (At Yearling Ultrasound)<br />

BF = 0.4 – 0.65 in (At Harvest)<br />

REA/CWT = 1.0 – 1.5 (At Yearling Ultrasound)<br />

REA/CWT = 1.5 – 2.0<br />

(At Harvest – Dressed Weight Basis)<br />

% IMF >= 3.5% + (USDA High Select or better)<br />

RES >= 0.35 +<br />

SS =

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