Investigating the factors contributing to dark cutting in Australian Grain Fed Cattle - Dataset

Abstract

A compilation of industry stakeholder data for the production and grading of grain-fed beef cattle across southern QLD and northern NSW.

Contains 6 year retrospective MSA carcass grading data. 2011-2017. Compiled as cattle lot group data with N <10 removed. Contains BOM weather data from stations close to each of the corresponding cattle sources (Feedlots) Contains Feedlot data collected from the relative lots of cattle including, induction, health, exit and trucking records. Contains weather data captured and amalgamated from on site weather stations where available from feedlots and processors of cattle origin. Recorded in 15-minute or 30 minute increments. The files are recorded and compiled as .csv.

The MSA grading feedback files as well as the relative feedlot, processor and weather data were combined and amalgamated to investigate the impacts of factors across the grain-fed cattle supply chain, to discover factors that are contributing to dark cutting beef.