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Cyanobacterium research - Oregon Beef Council Report

This report is on research done in response to the death of 23 steers near Lakeview, OR in June 2017 was due to poisoning by microcystin toxin produced by the newly recognized Anabaena sp. JUN03 cyanobacterium. See page 33 of the report.

Peter Schreder, Theo W. Dreher, Lindsay P. Collarta, Ryan S. Muellera, Kimberly H. Halsey, Robert J. Bildfell, Arya Sobhakumarie, Rodney Ferry | Jul 2020 | Online resource Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Storing meat in your freezer

This short article describes best practices for freezing meat.

University of Illinois Extension | Jul 2020 | Online resource

Beef Cutting Guides

Cutting guides from Cattlemen's Beef Board.

Jul 2020 | Online resource

Beef Cut Charts

Cut charts from Cattlemen's Beef Board.

Jul 2020 | Online resource

Beef Cutting Videos

Cutting videos from Cattlemen's Beef Board.

Cattlemen's Beef Board | Jul 2020 | Online resource

Organ removal during slaughter - cow

This video shows how to remove the internal organs during slaughter.

Oz the Kiwi Homekill Guy | Jul 2020 | Online resource

Humane Killing of Livestock Using Firearms

The Humane Slaughter Association website out of the UK has detailed information on how to humanely kill cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, deer, and horses.

Jul 2020 | Online resource

How and where to shoot a cattle beast

This video shows how to find the correct anatomical place to shoot a cow/steer and how this ensures that the animal dies quickly and humanely.

Oz the Kiwi homekill guy | Jul 2020 | Online resource

Wholesale price of beef

What is the price of beef? Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner.’s Wholesale Price Update gives a unique, top-line view of average reported wholesale prices on beef subprimal cuts. Charts are prepared using data from USDA Market News and the VMMeat® System by Meat Solutions.

Cattlemen's Beef Board | Jul 2020 | Online resource

Butchering a beef

This is a Bon Appétit website video on butchering an entire cow.

Bon Appétit | Jul 2020 | Online resource