Effect of breed type and ionophore supplementation on growth and carcass characteristic in feedlot hair lambs Efeito do grupo genético e da suplementação com ionóforos sobre o crescimento e as características de carcaça de cordeiros deslanados confinados

The effects of supplementing feedlot diets with ionophores and breed type were assessed on growth rate and carcass characteristics in hair lambs. Twenty four intact males, 12 Pelibuey × Dorper (PDo) and 12 Pelibuey × Damara (PDa) lambs, 17.9 ± 3.7 kg initial weight, were housed in...

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Main Authors: Jaime Salinas-Chavira, Alfredo Lara-Juarez, Abraham Gil-González, Jorge Jimenez-Castro, Ramón Garcia-Castillo, Efrén Ramírez-Bribiesca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2010-03-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982010000300024