Residual feed intake and its effect on carcass and meat characteristics of feedlot Zebu cattle
The objective of this study was to evaluate the residual feed intake (RFI) and its relation with performance, carcass and meat characteristics of Zebu animals. A total of 40 Zebu steers with initial age of 18 months and initial live weight of 350 kg were confined in feedlot for 112 days. The average...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia
2012-06-01
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982012000600027 |