Chemical and sensory meat characteristics of Nellore cattle (Bos indicus) finished with different levels of backfat thickness in the longissimus thoracis muscle
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of backfat thickness (BFT) on the meat quality of feedlot-finished Nellore bulls (Bos indicus). Seventy-two animals were feedlot finished for about 100 days. For this study, 24 animals were sampled according to BFT in the longissimus thoracis mu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Instituto de Zootecnia
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Boletim de Indústria Animal |
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| Online Access: | http://revistas.bvs-vet.org.br/bia/article/view/28945 |