Effects of crossbreeding on carcass and meat quality of Mexican lambs Efeito do cruzamento sobre o rendimento de carcaça e a qualidade da carne de cordeiros mexicanos
Twenty hair (Pelibuey x Katadin x BlackBelly) and 20 wool (Rambouillet x Criollo) lambs were fattened in an intensive feeding system to reach 40kg body weight at ten months of age. The yield of lamb sides and back fat (51.9%, 2.5mm vs. 47.0%, 2.3mm) were greater in wool lambs. Meat pH was not differ...
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Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
2009-04-01
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Series: | Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352009000200027 |