Performance, carcass and meat quality of ewes supplemented with magnesium oxide

The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance, the carcass and meat characteristics of ewes supplemented with magnesium oxide. Eighteen 6-year-old Santa Ines ewes were used in a completely randomized experimental design, where three levels of supplementation (0.0, 0.1 and 0.2% magnesiu...

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Main Authors: Camila Constantino, Edson Luis de Azambuja Ribeiro, Ana Maria Bridi, Marina Avena Tarsitano, Filipe Alexandre Boscaro de Castro, Francisco Fernandes Júnior, Ivone Yurika Mizubuti, Elzânia Sales Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2014-01-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982014000100005&tlng=en