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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia
2012-02-01
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982012000200028 |