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| Costa,Roberto Germano; Araújo Filho,José Teodorico de; Sousa,Wandrick Hauss de; Gonzaga Neto,Severino; Madruga,Marta Suely; Fraga,Angelina Bossi. |
| Itwas evaluated qualitative characteristics of confined hair sheep submitted to diets with two energy levels. Eighteen lambs from each genotype were used: Morada Nova, Santa Inez and Dorpper x Santa Inez crossbreds. The rations with the lowest and the highest energy level were made up with 2.5 and 2.94 Mcal EM/kg DM, respectively. It was evaluated conformation and finishing carcass, in addition to leg tissue composition. The score for conformation was significantly higher for animals kept in diet with the highest energy level and for Dorpper x Santa Inês crossbreds. Animals from Santa Inez and from Dorpper x Santa Inez breeds showed score for meat color close to red class, while Morada Nova genotype was close to slightly dark red. The muscle:bone ratio for... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Muscularity index; Rib eye area; Tissue composition. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982010001200029 |
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