The merit of visually assessing conformation in beef cattle was a minor controversy in our industry during the 1980s and early 1990s. Many researchers felt conformation was at best overused and usually a waste of time leading to selection for fatness.Some extension people, meatworks buyers and stud breeders argued that carefully used, it was a good indicator of retail beef yield. Adding curry to the debate was the feeling of some Queenslanders that southerners supporting the value of thicker-conformation cattle were denigrating Bos indicus stock.
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