Characterization of cattle slaughtered at the public abattoir in Lavras-MG Caracterização dos bovinos abatidos no matadouro municipal de Lavras-MG

The objective was to characterize cattle slaughtered from the region of Lavras - MG. In the public abattoir 720 bovines were identified and slaughtered from September 20th through November 20th of 2004. Variables such as: genetic origin, live weight, body condition, age, and sex were studied. At arr...

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Main Authors: Adriano de Souza Guimarães, José Camisão de Souza, Ivo Francisco de Andrade, Rilke Tadeu Fonseca de Freitas, Marcelo Ângelo Cirillo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Lavras 2008-02-01
Series:Ciência e Agrotecnologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-70542008000100036