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Provedor de dados: | 96
País: | Brazil
Título: | Carcass and meat quality of rabbits fed Tithonia tubaeformis weed
Autores: | Zepeda-Bastida,Armando; Martínez,Maricela Ayala; Simental,Sergio Soto.
Data: | 2019-01-01
Ano: | 2019
Palavras-chave: | Color; Invasive plant; Meat; Texture.
Resumo: | ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to use different parts of the Tithonia tubaeformis plant in feed for fattening rabbits and then observe the effects on carcass and meat quality. Forty-eight weaned rabbits (35 days of age) were randomly assigned to four groups (n = 12 by treatment). Animals were fed ad libitum a control diet as well as three experimental diets, with addition of Tithonia tubaeformis leaves, whole plant, and stems. Rabbits were slaughtered after 63 days of age without fasting. Results indicate that live weight (0.917), skin (0.79), feet (6.679), and lumbar circumference of the carcass (0.707) have higher positive correlations with hot carcass. There were no significant differences between treatments for all variables measured, except for kidneys and kidney fat. pH and color values were different among treatments. The results indicate that Tithonia tubaeformis leaves or the whole plant could be added to feed for growing rabbits.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982019000100532
Editor: | Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia
Relação: | 10.1590/rbz4820190074
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia  v.48 2019
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess