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| Urbano,Stela Antas; Ferreira,Marcelo de Andrade; Dutra Junior,Wilson Moreira; Andrade,Rafael de Paula Xavier de; Siqueira,Michelle Christina Bernardo de; Félix,Sabrina Carla Rodrigues. |
| Castor bean hulls (CBH), co-products of castor oil extraction, are high in dry matter (DM) and fiber and are emerging as alternative roughage in sheep feed. This could reduce feed costs since other sources of roughage can be more expensive. The effects of replacing Tifton 85 hay with CBH at 0, 33, 66 and 100% in the diet of sheep on the carcass characteristics, weights and yields of retail cuts and carcass measurements were studied. Twenty-eight non-castrated sheep averaging 7 ± 1.4 months of age with an initial weight of 19.5 ± 4.3 kg were slaughtered after 70 days of confinement. There was a linear decline (P ≤ 0.05) in slaughter body weight, empty body weight, hot and cold carcass weight and longissimus muscle area (LMA) as the percentage of dietary CBH... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Biodiesel; Morphometry; Sheep production; Ricinus comunis L. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-70542013000100010 |
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