(1) To discuss how to produce a desirable carcass by full feeding, marketing livestock when ready and not holding for excessive periods before slaughter.
(2) To show how the priority of nutrient utilization determines where growth and development will take place.
(3) To demonstrate the importance of using growth curves to determine the optimum composition of livestock slaughtered.
Reading material: Principles of Meat Science (4th Ed.), chapter 3, pages 60 to 67.