Days on feed and sex effects on live weight and carcass traits measured by ultrasound
There is a paucity of information in the literature on body composition changes in Nellore cattle and its crosses, mainly on heifers and intact males. Ultrasound is a useful, low cost tool to easily obtain this information, with minimal animal stress. Effects of sex and days on feed on live weight (...
Main Authors: | Saulo da Luz e Silva, Evaldo Antonio Lencioni Titto, Paulo Roberto Leme, Luciane Silva Martello, Angélica Simone Cravo Pereira, Rafael Martins Titto, José Carlos Machado Nogueira Filho, Albino Luchiari Filho |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2005-10-01
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Series: | Scientia Agricola |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162005000500002&tlng=en |
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