Traits

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

This article is simply a list of traits commonly observed in beef cattle. Some traits are ERTs, depending on the marketing strategy of an individual producer. When a trait is not an ERT, it is potentially an indicator trait. Most of the entries in this table have links to a specific article with details about that trait. Also, you are encouraged to see the Selection and Mating section for guidance on using traits.

Authors, please feel free to add to this table, even if there is no specific linkable article with more details.

Also, if you make changes please arrange them in alphabetical order of within row/column.

Trait Category	Trait
Growth
	Average daily gain
	Birth weight
	Weaning weight
	Yearling weight
Reproduction
	Heifer pregnancy
	Reproductive tract score
	Scrotal circumference
	Stayability
	Sustained cow fertility
Health
Carcass
	Back fat thickness
Convenience

Trait	Trait	Trait
Average Daily Gain
Back Fat Thickness	Birth Weight	Body Condition Scores
Calving Difficulty	Calving Ease
Calving Interval	Carcass Weight
Days to Calving	Days to Finish	Docility
Drop Weight	Dry Matter Intake
Feedlot Survival	Feed Efficiency
Foot and Leg Scores	Frame Score
Gestation Length
Heifer Pregnancy Rate	Hip Height
Length of Productive Life
		Marbling Score
Maintenance Energy	Mature Height	Mature Weight
Muscle Score
Parasite Egg Count	Pelvic Area	Precocity Score
Pre-weaning Survival	Pulmonary Arterial Pressure (PAP)
Quality Grade
Reproductive Tract Scores	Ribeye Area
Scrotal Circumference	Semen Volume	Serving Capacity
Shear Force	Shedding Scores	Slaughter weight
Stayability
Tick Score	Tooth Score	Twinning Rate
Teat and Udder Scores	Ultrasound Back Fat	Ultrasound Intramuscular Fat
Ultrasound Rib Eye Area	Ultrasound Rump Fat
Warner-Bratzler Shear Force	Weaning Weight
Yearling Weight	Yield Grade