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Silva,Fredson Vieira e; Borges,Iran; Sá,Hemilly Cristina Menezes de; Martins,Tássia Ludmila Teles; Lana,Ângela Maria Quintão; Borges,Ana Luiza Costa Cruz; Moura,Marília Aparecida Fidelis e; Costa,Hélio Henrique Araújo. |
ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate performance and carcass and meat characteristics of lambs fed a solution of cheese whey plus water (100 g kg−1 dry matter) (CW) during feedlot and pre-slaughter lairage. Data were analyzed as a 2 × 2 factorial (place – feedlot and slaughterhouse, food – water or CW). We evaluated the following treatments (feedlot/slaughterhouse): CW/CW, CW/water, water/CW, and control (water/water). The lambs were given a balanced diet for 70 days in the feedlot. Slaughter started 12 h after the animals arrived at the slaughterhouse. Dry matter intake, gain-to-feed ratio, average daily gain, and body weight of lambs fed CW were similar to those of control lambs. The water/CW group consumed less of this solution than the... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Carcass quality; Meat characteristics; Sheep; Slaughterhouse; Welfare. |
Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982018000100601 |
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