Características da carcaça e da carne de cordeiros Corriedale manejados em duas alturas de milheto

Autor: Jaqueline Schneider Lemes, R.I. Lehmen, Luciane da Silva Martins, S.S. Gonzaga, José Carlos da Silveira Osório, Maria Teresa Moreira Osório, R.M.G. Esteves
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Archivos de Zootecnia. 63:161-170
ISSN: 0004-0592
DOI: 10.4321/s0004-05922014000100016
Popis: The objective of this study was to evaluate the carcass characteristics and meat quality of Corriedale lambs subjected to two grazing height on millet. The lamb"s termination was done in summer annual pasture on a common cultivar of millet (Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke). The treatments consisted of two grazing heights, 20 and 40 cm. The slaughter was based on body condition between 2 and 3 (1 to 5 scale). Quantitative and qualitative evaluations were carried out on carcass and meat. The conformation demonstrated great relation with fattening status. There was no difference between subjective characteristics of color and texture. However marbling index values were higher (p
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