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Characteristics of growth, carcass and meat quality of sheep with different feed efficiency phenotypes.
Meat science - 1 Dec 2022
Gurgeira Danielle Nunes, Crisóstomo Charleni, Sartori Luiza Vage Coelho, de Paz Claudia Cristina Paro, Delmilho Gustavo, Chay-Canul Alfonso Juventino, Bedoya Héctor Javier Narvaez, Vega Wilder Hernando Ortiz, Bueno Mauro Sartori, da Costa Ricardo Lopes Dias
Abstract excerpt
The objective was to evaluate the performance, carcass and meat quality of 40 lambs classified by RFI (residual feed intake) and RIG (residual intake and gain). Dry matter intake (DMI) was recorded to calculate the RFI and RIG, classified as efficient, moderately or inefficient. After the confinement period, they were slaughtered and the carcass and meat quality were determined. The efficient animals had DMI...
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