Ractopamine Hydrochloride Did Not Impact Carcass Traits, Muscle Fiber Types, or Sensory Traits of Long-Fed Yearling Heifers
Crossbred heifers ( = 64; animal was the experimental unit) were assigned to 1 of 8 treatments in a 4 × 2 factorial arrangement, with 4 treatment days-on-feed (DOF; 79, 100, 121, 142) and 2 levels of ractopamine hydrochloride (RAC) supplementation (0 or 300 mg × hd × d). At 24 h postmortem, carcass...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Iowa State University Digital Press
2018-03-01
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| Series: | Meat and Muscle Biology |
| Online Access: | https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/mmb/articles/2/1/83 |