Performance and carcass traits of Nellore and Red Norte steers finished in feedlot Desempenho e características de carcaça de novilhos das raças Nelore e Red Norte terminados em confinamento

The objective of this work was to evaluate average daily gain (ADG) and carcass traits in Nellore and Red Norte steers, finished in feedlots and to evaluate performance predictions by using the systems BR-CORTE, CNCPS 5.0 and NRC (2000). It was used 41 steers: 19 Nelore animals with initial body wei...

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Main Authors: Otávio Rodrigues Machado Neto, Márcio Machado Ladeira, Tarcisio de Moraes Gonçalves, Leandro Sâmia Lopes, Dalton Mendes de Oliveira, Renato Ribeiro de Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2011-05-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982011000500020