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| Cacere,R.A.S.; Morais,M.G.; Alves,F.V.; Feijó,G.L.D.; Ítavo,C.C.B.F.; L.C.V.Ítavo,; Oliveira,L.B.; Ribeiro,C.B.. |
| The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of increasing levels of concentrate on the quantitative and qualitative carcass characteristics of feedlot ewes. Twenty-four crossbred ewes were randomly distributed in four treatments: (1) diet with 20%; (2) 40%; (3) 60%; and (4) 80% of concentrate. Animals were slaughtered when those receiving the diet with 80% of concentrate reached adult weight, at around 50kg LW. The data were analyzed by means of variance and regression analyses and correlations. The levels of concentrate increased live weight at slaughter linearly. Height at the withers and rump presented medium to high correlation (0.86). The correlation of loin eye area measured on the carcass and by ultrasound examination was 0.81, whereas for back... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Carcass yield; Color; Meat quality. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352014000501601 |
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