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| Steinshamn, Håvard; Höglind, Mats; Havrevoll, Øystein; Saarem, Kristin; Lombnæs, Inger Helene; Steinheim, Geir; Svendsen, Asgeir. |
| The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of grazing on mountain (M) versus cultivated lowland pasture (C) on the performance and meat quality of suckling calves (Experiment 1 and 2). In addition, the effect of finishing on C after M on growth and meat quality was assessed (Experiment 2). Animals on C and M had on average similar live weight gain and carcass weight in the first experiment. However, the performance depended on year as gain and carcass weight was higher on C than on M in the first year and vice versa in the second year. In the second experiment the calves on M had lower gain and carcass weight than on C. Three week finishing on C after M compensated to some extent for the lower growth rate on M. Overall, the results indicate that... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Pasture and forage crops Food security; Food quality and human health Beef cattle Feeding and growth Landscape and recreation. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/17152/1/Steinshamn_et_al_suckler_calf_meat_qaulity_pre_print_of_revised_version.pdf |
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| Steinshamn, Håvard; Höglind, Mats; Havrevoll, Øystein; Saarem, Kristin; Lombnæs, Inger Helene; Svendsen, Asgeir. |
| The objective was to examine the effect of mountain grazing on the growth and meat quality of suckler calves. Suckler calves with their dams were raised on either cultivated pasture (C) or free range on mountain/forest pasture (M) on four and five commercial farms in 2006 and 2007, respectively. The M included different vegetation types from open, grass-dominated meadows to forests with patches of grasses, herbs and shrubs among the trees. All calves were slaughtered at the end of the grazing season at an average age of 203 (2006) and 193 days (2007). On average, there was no effect of pasture type on production traits except for carcass fatness that was higher on M than on C. In 2006, significantly higher live weight gain and carcass weight were found in... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Feeding and growth; Beef cattle. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/13812/1/Steinshamn_etal_2008.pdf |
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