National Beef Quality Audit – 2000

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Executive Summary

Experimental Design

Relevance Of National Beef Quality Audits To The Beef Industry Chuck P. Schroeder, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
Comparison Of Results Of The National Beef Quality Audits Conducted In 1991 And 1995 G.C. Smith, Colorado State University
Relevance Of Results Of The National Beef Quality Audits, Conducted In 1991 And 1995, To The U.S. Beef Industry H. Glen Dolezal, Excel Corporation
Producer, Packer, Purveyor, Retailer And Restaurateur Responses To Questionnaires; Results Of Phase I Of The National Beef Quality Audit—2000 D.L. Roeber, Colorado State University; D.R. McKenna, Texas A&M University; P.K. Bates, Oklahoma State University; T.B. Schmidt, West Texas A&M University; K.E. Belk, Colorado State University
Harvest-Floor Audits; Results Of Phase II Of The National Beef Quality Audit—2000 D.R. McKenna, Texas A&M University; P.K. Bates, Oklahoma State University; T.B. Schmidt, West Texas A&M University; D.L. Roeber, Colorado State University; J.W. Savell, Texas A&M University; J.B. Morgan, Oklahoma State University; T.H. Montgomery, West Texas A&M University; G.C. Smith, Colorado State University; D.S. Hale, Texas A&M University; F.K. Ray, Oklahoma State University; K.E. Belk, Colorado State University; D.B. Griffin, Texas A&M University; J.A. Scanga, Colorado State University
Incidence Of Injection-Site Lesions In Fed-Beef Top Sirloin Butts D.L. Roeber, Colorado State University; K.E. Belk, Colorado State University; J.A. Scanga, Colorado State University; G.C. Smith, Colorado State University
Cooler Audits; Results Of Phase II Of The National Beef Quality Audit—2000 D.R. McKenna, Texas A&M University; T.B. Schmidt, West Texas A&M University; D.L. Roeber, Colorado State University; P.K. Bates, Oklahoma State University; J.W. Savell, Texas A&M University; T.H. Montgomery, West Texas A&M University; J.B. Morgan, Oklahoma State University; G.C. Smith, Colorado State University; D.B. Griffin, Texas A&M University; F.K. Ray, Oklahoma State University; J.A. Scanga, Colorado State University; D.S. Hale, Texas A&M University; K.E. Belk, Colorado State University
Quality Grade And Yield Grade, Comparative Data From The 1991, 1995 And 2000 National Beef Quality Audits And USDA Annual Summaries
J.W. Wise, Marketing and Regulatory Programs, AMS-USDA
What Is The U.S. Beef Industry Doing Well? J.B. Morgan, Oklahoma State University; T.G. Field, Colorado State University; Z.L. Carpenter, Texas A&M University
What Are The Costs (Losses Per Steer/Heifer) For Quality Defects/Nonconformities Identified By The National Beef Quality Audit—2000 D.L. Roeber, Colorado State University; J.W. Savell, Texas A&M University; J.B. Morgan, Oklahoma State University; T.H. Montgomery, West Texas A&M University; K.E. Belk, Colorado State University; D.B. Griffin, Texas A&M University; J. C. Brooks, Oklahoma State University; T.B. Schmidt, West Texas A&M University; P.K. Bates, Oklahoma State University; D.R. McKenna, Texas A&M University
Strategies/Tactics For Reducing Quality Defects/Nonconformities In, And For Improving Quality, Consistency, Competitiveness And Market-Share Of, The U.S. Fed Beef Supply
T.G. Field, Colorado State University; Z.L. Carpenter, Texas A&M University
What Are The “Top Ten Quality Challenges” For The U.S. Fed-Beef Industry; Consensus Of The Participants In Phase III, The Strategy Workshop, Of The National Beef Quality Audit—2000 D.L. Roeber, Colorado State University; K.E. Belk, Colorado State University; J.W. Savell, Texas A&M University; J.B. Morgan, Oklahoma State University; T.H. Montgomery, West Texas A&M University; G.C. Smith, Colorado State University
What Are The “Recommended Industry Goals” and “Research Goals” For Attainment By The U.S. Beef Industry By The Time Of The Next National Beef Quality Audit, In 2005? T.G. Field, Colorado State University; Z.L. Carpenter, Texas A&M University
How Will Results Of The National Beef Quality Audit—2000 Be Disseminated? Chad A. Vorthmann, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association; Renee M. Lloyd, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association