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COLORADO EXPERIMENT STATION 
FAT, BONE AND LEAN MEAT IN A RIB CUT 
Rib roasts, comprising the 8th and 9th ribs and measuring 5 
inches in width, were taken from the carcasses of the two steers. 
One steer, A, which had been fed both the winter he was a 
yearling and the succeeding winter, was killed in April, weighing 
1440 pounds. The other steer, B, which was fed only as a two-year- 
old, was held until August after steer A had been killed, when he 
reached the 1400 pound weight. 
The rib cuts taken were dissected with the following results: 
Lean Meat 
Fai 
Bone 
Steer A. 
8 lbs. 13 oz. 
8 lbs. 12 oz. 
2 lbs. 4 oz. 
Steer B. 
9 lbs. 2 oz. 
7 lbs. 5 oz. 
3 lbs. 
These figures show little difference 
between the 
steer which 
had been fed two winters, and the one fed only one winter. What 
difference there is shows more bone and lean meat in the animal 
fattened rapidly at a later stage of life. There was practically no 
difference in the appearance of the rib cuts from the two steers. 
