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Aranha,A.S.; Andrighetto,C.; Lupatini,G.C.; Mateus,G.P.; Ducatti,C.; Roça,R.O.; Martins,M.B.; Santos,J.A.A.; Luz,P.A.C.; Utsunomiya,A.T.H.; Athayde,N.B.. |
ABSTRACT The objective this paper was to evaluate the effect of two categories of beef finished in pasture with supplementation with two herbage allowance on performance, carcass and meat characteristics. Thirty-six Guzera cattle were used, 18 steers and 18 heifers with an initial age of 20 months. There was significant difference in daily weight gain for animal category and the herbage allowance, which were higher in males and animals submitted to high herbage allowance. Steers showed higher final weight, carcass weight and forequarter yield compared with the heifers, although the hindquarter yield was higher in the heifers, however the herbage allowance did not influence these characteristics. There were not statistical differences for carcass yield,... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Animal supplementation; Meat quality; Weight gain. |
Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352018000200517 |
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