Growth performance and behaviour of finishing beef cattle illegally treated with growth promoters
The study aimed at evaluating growth performance, feeding and social behaviour of finishing beef cattle treated with Dexamethasone per os alone or in association with Estradiol. Twenty-four French cross-bred beef bulls were allotted to 3 balanced treatment groups: Control (C); Dexamethasone (D) and...
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| author | F. Gottardo G. Cozzi A. Mazzenga S. Miotello M. Brscic |
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| description | The study aimed at evaluating growth performance, feeding and social behaviour of finishing beef cattle treated with Dexamethasone per os alone or in association with Estradiol. Twenty-four French cross-bred beef bulls were allotted to 3 balanced treatment groups: Control (C); Dexamethasone (D) and Dexamethasone + Estradiol (D+E). All the bulls received the same diet and the experimental period lasted 43 days. All the productive traits and eating behaviour were similar among treatments. Bulls provided with D+E showed a prolonged rumination during the 8 h following diet distribution but this behaviour was partially performed in standing position, since lying was significantly reduced in both treated groups as compared to Control. However, difference in behaviour were too limited to be considered a reliable indicator of these illegal treatments. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8e39f1de3be2462390c0852a1de0ee9e2022-12-21T18:45:14ZengTaylor & Francis GroupItalian Journal of Animal Science1594-40771828-051X2010-04-0161s40340510.4081/ijas.2007.1s.403Growth performance and behaviour of finishing beef cattle illegally treated with growth promotersF. GottardoG. CozziA. MazzengaS. MiotelloM. BrscicThe study aimed at evaluating growth performance, feeding and social behaviour of finishing beef cattle treated with Dexamethasone per os alone or in association with Estradiol. Twenty-four French cross-bred beef bulls were allotted to 3 balanced treatment groups: Control (C); Dexamethasone (D) and Dexamethasone + Estradiol (D+E). All the bulls received the same diet and the experimental period lasted 43 days. All the productive traits and eating behaviour were similar among treatments. Bulls provided with D+E showed a prolonged rumination during the 8 h following diet distribution but this behaviour was partially performed in standing position, since lying was significantly reduced in both treated groups as compared to Control. However, difference in behaviour were too limited to be considered a reliable indicator of these illegal treatments.http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/1523Beef cattle, Feeding behaviour, Social behaviour, Growth promoters. |
| spellingShingle | F. Gottardo G. Cozzi A. Mazzenga S. Miotello M. Brscic Growth performance and behaviour of finishing beef cattle illegally treated with growth promoters Italian Journal of Animal Science Beef cattle, Feeding behaviour, Social behaviour, Growth promoters. |
| title | Growth performance and behaviour of finishing beef cattle illegally treated with growth promoters |
| title_full | Growth performance and behaviour of finishing beef cattle illegally treated with growth promoters |
| title_fullStr | Growth performance and behaviour of finishing beef cattle illegally treated with growth promoters |
| title_full_unstemmed | Growth performance and behaviour of finishing beef cattle illegally treated with growth promoters |
| title_short | Growth performance and behaviour of finishing beef cattle illegally treated with growth promoters |
| title_sort | growth performance and behaviour of finishing beef cattle illegally treated with growth promoters |
| topic | Beef cattle, Feeding behaviour, Social behaviour, Growth promoters. |
| url | http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/1523 |
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