Meat Science: Extension

Carcass Shows

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

2007 Carcass Results (also links to past years)

San Antonio Livestock Exposition

2007 Carcass Results (also links to past years)

Practice Meat Judging Contests

2004 Practice Meat Judging Contest Classes and Results (Study Guide)
2004 Practice Meat Judging Contest ID Results and Question Classes
2003 Practice Meat Judging Contest Classes and Results (Study Guide)
2002 Practice Meat Judging Contest Classes and Results (Study Guide)

For More Practice Classes, Retail Cut Identification Examples, Test Questions, etc. Click Here

Ground Beef Primer

Learn the facts about ground beef and the terms used to describe it. Ground Beef Tips.

Beef Grading

"Beef Quality and Yield Grading" offers background information on how to grade beef carcasses. Download the html version or this file on beef grading to help with the Beef Quality Challenge.

Handbooks

Dollars and Sense. The Value of Beef Quality and Consistency. This 100-page handbook was written by Texas A&M University through the sponsorship of the Texas Beef Council. This is a large file (1.5 mbyte), and will take time to download.

Workshops and Shortcourses

Beef 101

A Beef 101 detailed program and registration form is available as a file. These workshops will fill up fast and registrations are taken on a first-come, first-served basis. Please mail or fax the registration form back to us as quickly as possible. Please mail or fax the registration form back to us as quickly as possible. If you plan on paying by credit card, you will need the attached form.
Upcoming Beef 101 dates:

December 5 - 7, 2007

Beef 706

Beef 808

Pork 101