Corn germ meal as substitute for corn in the diet of confined Santa Inês sheep: chemical and lipid meat composition

The per capita consumption of sheep meat in Brazil is still small compared to meat originating from other animal species, the lipid profile of meat named as responsible for reduced consumption. Despite the influence of sex, breed, weight at slaughter and environment, diet is seen as a major factor i...

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Main Authors: Stela Antas Urbano, Marcelo de Andrade Ferreira, Marta Suely Madruga, Paulo Sérgio de Azevedo, Safira Valença Bispo, Emmanulle Cordeiro da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Lavras 2014-12-01
Series:Ciência e Agrotecnologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-70542014000600007&lng=en&tlng=en