Comparative analysis of the quality of beef obtained from crossbred steers of beef breeds for the livestock industry development

The scientific article presents the results of the scientific experiment on the study of qualitative indicators of beef obtained from crossbreeding of beef cattle breeds in the conditions of Volgograd agricultural enterprise JSC “Berdievsky elevator”. Obtained crossbred steers at the age of 9 months were divided into 4 groups: I experimental - ½ of a cross (Hereford х Russian Komolaya), II experimental - ½ of a cross (Kazakh Whitehead х Kalmykian), III experimental - ½ of a cross (Kalmykian x Aberdin-Angusian) and IV experimental - ½ of a cross (Aberdin-Angusian x Simmentalian). Formed groups of animals were put on fattening until 16 months of age. Growth dynamics of steers, morphological composition of blood and carcasses, qualitative characteristics of beef were evaluated.