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Body development, carcass, and meat quality of confined lambs fed increasing levels of whole rice meal.
Tropical animal health and production - 1 Jan 2014
Rech Carmen Lucia de Souza, Rech José Luiz, Fischer Vivian, Wiegand Mabel Mascarenhas, Moreira Heden Luiz Marques, Osório Maria Teresa Moreira, Siewerdt Frank
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this trial was to evaluate the effect of whole rice meal (WRM) inclusion in the concentrate upon body development, carcass traits, and meat quality of lambs. Twenty-four castrated lambs with an average initial body weight of 17.90 ± 2.72 kg were randomly blocked according to two genetic groups (Corriedale and Texel by Corriedale crossbreds). Three isocaloric (11.3 MJ/kg of metabolizable energy)...
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