• 농업과학연구
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.603-611
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• 2016

The aim of this study was to analyze the contribution factors (backfat thickness, eye muscle area, carcass weight, marbling score, and feeding period) affecting meat unit price (South-Korean Won / Kg of meat). The best slaughtering age to maximize unit price was also assumed. All data used in this study were acquired from the Korea Institute for Animal Products Quality Evaluation from 2010 to 2014. Contributions to the estimated unit price of cows by the following factors, backfat thickness, eye muscle area, carcass weights, feeding period, and marbling score were 2.65%, 0.04%, 1.58%, 1.58%, and 95.72%, respectively. Contribution to estimated unit price of steers by the same factors (backfat thickness, eye muscle area, carcass weights, feeding period, and marbling score) were 7.88%, 1.24%, 0.07%, 90.81%, and 95.72%, respectively. Slaughtering ages ranged from 26 to 36 months and the data were separated into each month for an 11 month period. The unit price of meat from Hanwoo slaughtered at 30 months was highest among groups. The lowest unit price was observed in the group belonging to the Hanwoo slaughtered at 36 months. In conclusion, of all contributing factors, marbling score affected unit price the most. Based on our results, it is recommended that the optimal slaughtering age be set at 30 months to maximize unit price. Moreover, the feeding of beef cattle past 30 months of age is not recommended because of the increase in feeding costs.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제26권10호
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• pp.1388-1398
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• 2013

The present study investigated the contribution of carcass traits on carcass prices of Holstein steers in Korea. Phenotypic data consisted of 76,814 slaughtered Holsteins (1 to 6 yrs) from all over Korea. The means for live body weight at slaughter (BWT), chilled carcass weight (CWT), dressing percentage (DP), quantity grade index (QGI), eye muscle area (EMA), backfat thickness (BF) and marbling score (MS), carcass unit price (CUP), and carcass sell prices (CSP) were 729.0 kg, 414.2 kg, 56.79%, 64.42, $75.26cm^2$, 5.77 mm, 1.98, 8,952.80 Korean won/kg and 3,722.80 Thousand Korean won/head. Least squares means were significantly different by various age groups, season of slaughter, marbling scores and yield grades. Pearson's correlation coefficients of CUP with carcass traits ranged from 0.12 to 0.62. Besides, the relationships of carcass traits with CSP were relatively stronger than those with CUP. The multiple regression models for CUP and CSP with carcass traits accounted 39 to 63% of the total variation, respectively. Marbling score had maximum economic effects (partial coefficients) on both prices. In addition, the highest standardized partial coefficients (relative economic weights) for CUP and CSP were calculated to be on MS and CWT by 0.608 and 0.520, respectively. Path analyses showed that MS (0.376) and CWT (0.336) had maximum total effects on CUP and CSP, respectively; whereas BF contributed negatively. Further sub-group (age and season of slaughter) analyses also confirmed the overall outcomes. However, the relative economic weights and total path contributions also varied among the animal sub-groups. This study suggested the significant influences of carcass traits on carcass prices; especially MS and CWT were found to govern the carcass prices of Holstein steers in Korea.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.663-669
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• 2017

This study were estimated the contribution of carcass traits to unit price, to analyze the marbling score as a categorical variable rather than a numerical variable, and to develop an optimal model that also includes the holiday effect and the raising period. The data for this study were acquired from the Quality Evaluation of the Korea Institute for Animal Products, and consisted of the trading records of 1,613,699 heads at 12 wholesale markets from 2010 to 2014. The unit price of a cow was estimated from the following parameters: -52.50 Won/mm, $8.93Won/cm^2$, 7.20 Won/kg, and -1.04 Won/day for backfat thickness, eye muscle area, carcass weight, and raising period, respectively. Parameters for the dummy variables of marbling scores varied from 0 to 8328.74 Won/kg, which means that each marbling score grade had a different price value. The unit price of a steer was estimated from the following parameters: - 92.12 Won/mm, $20.22Won/cm^2$, 1.30 Won/kg, and -1.72 Won/day for backfat thickness, eye muscle area, carcass weights, and raising period, respectively. Parameters for dummy variables of marbling scores varied from 0 to 7338.80 Won/kg, which means that the grades of each marbling score had different price values. The unit price of sales during traditional holidays was significantly higher (827.71 Won/kg for cows, and 645.15 Won/kg for steers) than during non-holidays.We conclude that the use of categorical values for marbling scores would be needed to evaluate the price of Hanwoo beef using multiple regression analysis based on carcass traits and environmental factors.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제25권12호
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• pp.1667-1673
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• 2012

The objective of this study was to estimate economic weights of Hanwoo carcass traits that can be used to build economic selection indexes for selection of seedstocks. Data from carcass measures for determining beef yield and quality grades were collected and provided by the Korean Institute for Animal Products Quality Evaluation (KAPE). Out of 1,556,971 records, 476,430 records collected from 13 abattoirs from 2008 to 2010 after deletion of outlying observations were used to estimate relative economic weights of bid price per kg carcass weight on cold carcass weight (CW), eye muscle area (EMA), backfat thickness (BF) and marbling score (MS) and the phenotypic relationships among component traits. Price of carcass tended to increase linearly as yield grades or quality grades, in marginal or in combination, increased. Partial regression coefficients for MS, EMA, BF, and for CW in original scales were +948.5 won/score, +27.3 $won/cm^2$, -95.2 won/mm and +7.3 won/kg when all three sex categories were taken into account. Among four grade determining traits, relative economic weight of MS was the greatest. Variations in partial regression coefficients by sex categories were great but the trends in relative weights for each carcass measures were similar. Relative economic weights of four traits in integer values when standardized measures were fit into covariance model were +4:+1:-1:+1 for MS:EMA:BF:CW. Further research is required to account for the cost of production per unit carcass weight or per unit production under different economic situations.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.280-289
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• 2011

본 연구는 2009년도에 전국에서 출하된 한우 암소 및 거세우 69,159두를 대상으로 등지방두께가 도체등급요인 및 경락가격에 미치는 영향을 구명하였다. 평균 등지방두께는 거세우(12.57 mm)가 암소(11.93 mm) 보다 높았으며, 암소의 77.52%가 등지방두께 4-15 mm 구간에, 거세우의 85.91 %가 등지방두께 4-18 mm 구간에 속하였다. 암소 및 거세우의 도체중(평균, 315.5 kg과 413.2 kg)과 배최장근면적(평균, 76.73 $cm^2$와 86.23 $cm^2$)은 등지방두께가 높아짐에 따라 증가 하였으며(p<0.05), 육량등급은 C등급으로 낮아졌다(p<0.05). 평균 근내지방도는 거세우(5.29)가 암소(3.83)보다 우수하였으며 등지방두께 21 mm까지 증가하였고(p<0.05), 22 mm 이상부터 감소하였다. 암소 및 거세우의 평균 성숙도는 각각 6.11과 2.12로 암소의 골화 정도가 높았으며 평균 육색은 4.85 및 4.67 로써 비슷한 수준이었다. 암소의 평균 육질등급은 1등급과 2등급의 중간 수준(평균 3.55)이었고 거세우는 1등급과 $1^+$등급의 중간 수준(평균 2.58)으로 등지방두께가 21 mm까지 육질등급은 향상되었으나(p<0.05), 22 mm 이상부터 암소는 2등급 수준으로 거세우는 1등급 수준으로 낮아졌다. 암소도체 kg당 경락가격은 등지방두께 13-15 mm 구간에서 14,970원으로, 거세우는 등지방두께 10-12 mm 구간에서 17,318원으로 가장 높았다(p<0.05). 도체 kg당 경락가격은 암소는 등지방두께 18 mm이상, 거세우는 15 mm이상에서 유의적으로(p<0.05) 감소되었다. 특히, 거세우의 경우 도체 경락가격은 등지방 두께 15 mm 이상에서 유의적인 차이가 없었다. $1^{++}$등급 출현율은 암소는 등지방두께 19-21 mm 구간에서 7.33%, 거세우는 22-24 mm구간에서 25.04%로 가장 높았다. 육량 A등급은 등지방두께 4-6 mm구간에서 암소 및 거세우 각각 55.67%와 93.33%로 가장 높았다. 암소 및 거세우의 등지방 두께는 육량지수와 각각 $-0.97^{**}$ 및 $-0.96^{**}$로써 상관관계가 높았으며 근내지방도와 각각 $0.20^{**}$ 및 $0.14^{**}$ 상관관계가 있었고 육질 등급($1^{++}$등급 = 1, 3등급 = 5)과의 상관관계는 $-0.15^{**}$로 같았다. 본 연구에서 한우도체의 등지방두께는 도체등급 요인 및 도체가격에 영향을 미치는 것으로 분석되어 금후 한우도체의 등지방 감소를 위한 다양한 연구가 필요하다고 사료된다.