Effects of ractopamine hydrochloride and dietary protein content on performance, carcass traits and meat quality of Nellore bulls.

doi:10.1017/S1751731115001895

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Effects of ractopamine hydrochloride and dietary protein content on performance, carcass traits and meat quality of Nellore bulls.

Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience - 1 Mar 2016

Cônsolo N R B, Mesquita B S, Rodriguez F D, Rizzi V G, Silva L F P

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Ractopamine hydrochloride (RH) alters protein metabolism and improves growth performance in Bos taurus cattle with high carcass fat. Our objective was to evaluate the effects of RH, dietary CP and RH×CP interaction on performance, blood metabolites, carcass characteristics and meat quality of young Nellore bulls. A total of 48 bulls were randomly assigned to four treatments in a 2×2 factorial arrangement. The...

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Adrenergic beta-Agonists
Animals
Blood Urea Nitrogen
Body Composition
Cattle
Diet
Dietary Proteins
Dietary Supplements
Male
Meat
Nutritional Requirements
Phenethylamines
Phenotype
Urea

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PMID: 26355556
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731115001895

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