Diets containing cunhã (Clitoria ternatea L.) hay and forage cactus (Opuntia sp.) meal on production and meat quality of Boer crossbred goat

Autor: Nayara Andreo, Carla Wanderley Mattos, Cedenir Pereira de Quadros, Daniel Ribeiro Menezes, Flávia Denise da Silva Pereira, Roger Wagner, Raquel Guidetti Vendruscolo, Rafael Torres de Souza Rodrigues, Camila Fraga da Costa, Eder Jofry Benevides Araújo
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Tropical animal health and production. 52(5)
ISSN: 1573-7438
Popis: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of association of forage cactus meal (CM) and cunha hay (CH) on carcass traits, meat quality, and fatty acid (FA) profile of goats. Twenty-four goats were finished on diets composed with the association of CM and CH (83% CH + 17% CM, 67% CH + 33% CM, or 50% CH + 50% CM), corresponding to 60% of the total diet; the remainder was composed of 10% elephant grass and 30% concentrate. The control treatment consisted of 70% elephant grass and 30% concentrate. Carcass yield and commercial cut weight were higher in the animals fed CH and CM at any concentration (P
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