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The effect of sex and genotype on growth performance, feed efficiency, and carcass traits of local sheep group Pantaneiro and Texel or Santa Inês crossbred finished on feedlot.
Tropical animal health and production - 1 Jun 2014
Vargas Junior Fernando Miranda de, Martins Charles Ferreira, Pinto Guilherme dos Santos, Ferreira Marcos Barbosa, Ricardo Hélio de Almeida, Leão André Gustavo, Fernandes Alexandre Rodrigo Mendes, Teixeira Alfredo
Abstract excerpt
This study aimed to assess and compare the growth performance, feed efficiency, and carcass traits of Pantaneiro sheep and their Texel and Santa Inês crossbreds. Ninety-six lambs, fifty-one males, and forty-five females, with a mean weaning weight of 15.21 ± 1.25 kg and 78 ± 13 days of age, were slaughtered at a 32-kg body weight. The results showed better production efficiency from males compared with females....
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