Carcass and meat characteristics of crossbred steers submitted to different nutritional strategies at growing and finishing phases
| Autor: | João Restle, Marcondes Dias de Freitas Neto, Pedro Leonardo de Paula Rezende, Juliano José de Resende Fernandes, Cristiano Sales Prado, Marcela Luzia Rodrigues Pereira |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Marbled meat fat thickness Biology Pasture Crossbreed Meat tenderness Animal science cor da carne medicine rendimento de carcaça área de olho de lombo geography textura geography.geographical_feature_category General Veterinary maciez food and beverages biology.organism_classification Brachiaria marbling color Tenderness marmoreio Feedlot Red meat espessura de gordura subcutânea Animal Science and Zoology carcass yield medicine.symptom Agronomy and Crop Science |
| Zdroj: | Ciência Rural, Volume: 42, Issue: 5, Pages: 875-881, Published: MAY 2012 Ciência Rural v.42 n.5 2012 Ciência Rural Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM) instacron:UFSM |
| Popis: | This study was carried out to evaluate the effects of different nutritional strategies at growing and finishing phases on carcass and meat characteristics from 24 crossbred steers predominatly Holstein, slaughtered at 15 months of age and with 395.00kg of body weight. At the growing phase, the animals were maintained on Brachiaria brizantha pasture with two levels of supplementation in amounts equivalent to 0.5 or 1.0% of body weight. Subsequently, the animals were finished in feedlot with diets composed of 50 or 80% of concentrate. The high level of the concentrate at the finishing phase increased significantly (P |
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