Meat quality of Santa Inês sheep raised in confinement with diet containing cactus pear replacing corn

The objective of this study was to assess the tissue component yields and the physical, chemical and sensory characteristics of meat from Santa Inês sheep fed diets in which cactus pear partially or completely replaced corn. The study used 45 Santa Inês rams with initial live weight of 25±2.5 kg and...

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Main Authors: Roberto Germano Costa, Tiago Ferreira Pinto, Geovergue Rodrigues de Medeiros, Ariosvaldo Nunes de Medeiros, Rita de Cássia Ramos do Egypto Queiroga, Israel Hernandez Treviño
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2012-02-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982012000200028