Interpretive Summary: Beef production and carcass evaluation in Brazil

By: Cris Luana de Castro Nunes, Sérgio Bertelli Pflanzer, Jonatã Henrique Rezende-de-Souza, Mario Luiz Chizzotti

This paper aims to explore the main characteristics of beef cattle production and carcass evaluation in Brazil. Livestock production in Brazil continues to expand due to the adoption of new specialized technologies (Hötzel and Vandresen, 2022). In this context, Brazil is placed as the main producer of livestock-derived commodities, ranking among the top world producers and exporters of beef, pork, and poultry (USDA, 2023). This review provides an overview of beef production in Brazil, discusses the Brazilian beef sector statistics, the Brazilian system of carcass classification with examples of slaughterhouse beef carcass grading, Brazilians’ attitudes towards meat consumption, and finally recommendations for a new Brazilian beef carcass and grading system.

Read the full article in Animal Frontiers.