Injection site surveys in Canadian yearling cattle and cull cows and bulls: fall 1997.
In subprimals from yearling cattle, lesions were found in 16% top butts, 23% blades, 6% eye of rounds, 3% inside rounds, and 8% outside rounds, costing $ 9.58/head processed ($21 million annually). In cull cows and bulls, lesions were found in 35% outside rounds, costing $6.34/head processed ($4.1 million annually).
Van Donkersgoed
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Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Lacombe.
Dixon
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Vanderkop
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D000818:Animals; D002170:Canada; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003625:Data Collection; D005524:Food Technology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005525:Food-Processing Industry / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008460:Meat / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000662:veterinary*