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- Title
Slaughter weight did not alter carcass characteristics and meat quality of crossbred heifers supplemented and finished in a pasture system.
- Authors
Cesar Andreotti, Carlos; Pardo Gusman, Jairo Andreas; Rogélio Ramos, Tatyane; Cunha Barcellos, Vinicius; Guerrero, Ana; Nunes do Prado, Ivanor
- Abstract
This work was carried out to evaluate the animal performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality of crossbred heifers slaughtered at three different body weights. The heifers were slaughtered with 330 (Light), 360 (Medium) and 400 (Heavy) kg body weight. The final weight, average daily gain and carcass weight were greater for HEA heifers, intermediate for MED heifers and lower for LIG heifers. However, carcass dressing and pH were similar for the three heifers groups. Dripping loss, dissection loss and the muscle, fat and bone percentages on the 6th rib did not alter by slaughter weight. Slaughter weight did not affect the colour, shear force and lipid oxidation of meat. In conclusion, heavy heifers finished in pasture and that were concentrate-supplemented had better animal performance; however, the carcass characteristics and meat quality were similar for the three heifers groups.
- Subjects
CATTLE carcasses; SLAUGHTERING; CATTLE feeding &; feeds; HEIFERS; CROSSBREEDING; MEAT quality; FEED additives; BODY weight
- Publication
Acta Scientiarum: Animal Sciences, 2015, Vol 37, Issue 2, p173
- ISSN
1806-2636
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4025/actascianimsci.v37i2.25847