Discrimination ability of Santa Inês and crossbred Santa Inês × Dorper lamb heavy carcasses by the Brazilian and European classification systems

ABSTRACT The ability of discriminating carcass characteristics of different fat cover scores of heavy carcasses, according to the European (EUS) and Brazilian (BRS) classification systems, was assessed. Fifty-six lambs, weighing between 26.25 and 46.15 kg, of the Santa Inês and crossbred Santa Inês...

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Main Authors: Alyne Cristina Sodré Lima, Marco Antonio Paula de Sousa, Jonas Carneiro Araújo, Manuella Paula de Mesquita Nunes, Eziquiel de Morais, Stefano Juliano Tavares de Andrade, Luciara Celi da Silva Chaves, André Guimarães Maciel e Silva
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Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982017000600527&lng=en&tlng=en