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land will be required to produce the feed-

stuffs needed for the meat that is consumed,

and the greater nitrogen retention in the

animal for lean tissue growth will result in

less nitrogen excreted as waste and less total

volume of waste. Phenethanolamine reparti-

tioning agents that are demonstrated to be

safe and efficacious will provide the meat

industry with a powerful tool to aid in

the production of health-conscious meat

products.

Acknowledgements

The authors express their appreciation to

Drs Charles K. Smith II, Bruce Martin, D.

Jay Jones, Emerson Potter, Thomas Jeffers,

Aubrey Schroeder, Marlene Cohen, Gail

Williams and Ron Schoner for their review

of this manuscript, and to Ms Marcia

Draper for assistance with manuscript

preparations.

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Segment of

meat industry

Livestock

producers

Meat

packers

Meat

processors

Consumers

Environment

Benefit of phenethanolamine

repartitioning agent

Improved efficiency of lean

meat production

Fewer days to market weight

Less feed required

Increased dressing percentage

Leaner, more valuable carcasses

Less waste fat trim

Carcasses more suitable for low-fat

processed products

(reduced seam fat)

Leaner products

Products with reduced cholesterol

Reduced cost of meat products

Improved stewardship of farmland resources

Decreased nitrogen excretion

Decreased phosphorus excretion

Decreased total waste

Fig. 4.9.Potential impact of phenethanolamine repartitioning agents on various segments of the meat

industry. (Adapted from Anderson et al., 1991.)

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