Improving beef production efficiency and meat quality

US consumers love beef. Average American consumption is around 28.5 kg per person each year. Producing enough cattle to meet that demand requires efficiency and innovation. Agricultural Research Service scientists at the Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory (LARRL) in Miles City, Montana, are conducting studies designed to make cattle production more efficient and to provide better beef products for consumers. Attaining those goals has led to strategies and technologies for reduci