Feedlot performance, carcass characteristics, and meat characteristics of lambs grown under silvopastoral systems

Crossbred lambs were grown under different production systems (unshaded, moderate shading, intense shading) and were submitted to a feedlot finishing period where the performance, efficiency, carcass characteristics, and meat characteristics were evaluated. The dry matter intake was similar among tr...

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Autores: van Cleef, F. O. S. [UNESP], van Cleef, E. H. C. B., Longhini, V. Z. [UNESP], Nascimento, T. S. [UNESP], Ezequiel, J. M. B. [UNESP], Ruggieri, A. C. [UNESP]
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/197807
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjas-2019-0057
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/197807
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:feedlot
performance
meat
silvopastoral
sheep
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Sumario:Crossbred lambs were grown under different production systems (unshaded, moderate shading, intense shading) and were submitted to a feedlot finishing period where the performance, efficiency, carcass characteristics, and meat characteristics were evaluated. The dry matter intake was similar among treatments as well as the daily gain and feed efficiency. Hot and cold carcass weights, their dressing percentages, initial and final carcass temperature and pH, as well as initial and final color of meat were unaffected by treatments. In conclusion, the silvopastoral system used during the growing phase neither improved feedlot performance, feed efficiency, nor carcass and meat characteristics of crossbred lambs.