Discuss why the ideal market steer has changed. Consumer's concern, lean is in and fat is out. The consumers' recent trend toward health awareness has influenced the meat industry tremendously. This is true because fat is higher in energy than muscle tissue and fat weighs less than muscle tissue. B. Swine 1.
Live examples are best.
A visit to a college farm or a local producer should yield proper examples. If live examples are not available, pictures, slides or diagrams will do. Ask students what consumers look for in pork and why they look for those things. A lamb that possesses the above qualities will grade choice on the commercial market and will fit into the Group 1 classification at fairs and shows. Show students an example of a modern market lamb and an old fashioned type market lamb.