Data/hora: 12/06/2024 10:17:40

Provedor de dados: 	2	
País: 	Brazil	
Título: 	Slaughter weight did not alter carcass characteristics and meat quality of crossbred heifers supplemented and finished in a pasture system	
Autores: 	Andreotti, Carlos Cesar; Gusman, Jairo Andreas Pardo; Ramos, Tatiane Rogelio; Barcellos, Vinicius Cunha; Guerrero, Ana; Prado, Ivanor Nunes.	
Data: 	2015-05-21	
Ano: 	2015	
Palavras-chave: 	Ruminanates; Produção Animal instrumental analysis; Beef cattle; Meat; Animal production.	
Resumo: 	This work was carried out to evaluate the animal performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality of crossbred heifers slaughtered at three different body weights. The heifers were slaughtered with 330 (Light), 360 (Medium) and 400 (Heavy) kg body weight. The final weight, average daily gain and carcass weight were greater for HEA heifers, intermediate for MED heifers and lower for LIG heifers. However, carcass dressing and pH were similar for the three heifers groups. Dripping loss, dissection loss and the muscle, fat and bone percentages on the 6th rib did not alter by slaughter weight. Slaughter weight did not affect the colour, shear force and lipid oxidation of meat. In conclusion, heavy heifers finished in pasture and that were concentrate-supplemented had better animal performance; however, the carcass characteristics and meat quality were similar for the three heifers groups.  	
Tipo: 	Info:eu-repo/semantics/article	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Identificador: 	http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciAnimSci/article/view/25847

10.4025/actascianimsci.v37i2.25847	
Editor: 	Editora da Universidade Estadual de Maringá	
Relação: 	http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciAnimSci/article/view/25847/pdf_89	
Formato: 	application/pdf	
Fonte: 	Acta Scientiarum. Animal Sciences; v. 37, n. 2 (2015); 173-179

Acta Scientiarum. Animal Sciences; v. 37, n. 2 (2015); 173-179

1807-8672

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