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Effect of cross breeding and amount of finishing diet on growth parameters, carcass and meat composition of foals slaughtered at 15 months of age.
Meat science - 1 Mar 2013
Franco Daniel, Crecente Santiago, Vázquez José Antonio, Gómez María, Lorenzo José M
Abstract excerpt
This trial was conducted to study the effects of cross breeding (GM: Galician Mountain; HB×GM: Hispano-Breton×Galician Mountain crossing) and finishing feed (1.5 kg vs. 3.0 kg of commercial feed in the finishing period) on growth, performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality of foals slaughtered at 15 months of age. For this study, twenty one foals of GM and HB×GM crossbred were used. Results obtained...
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