Characteristics of carcass and of non-carcass components of lambs and hoggets fed high-concentrate corn or sorghum diets

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of carcass and non-carcass components of lambs and hoggets finished in the feedlot with high-concentrate corn or sorghum grain-based diets. Thirty-two animals were finished, comprising 16 lambs (milk teeth) and 16 hoggets (two...

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Main Authors: Rafael Sanches Venturini, Sérgio Carvalho, Paulo Santana Pacheco, Ana Carolina Ribeiro Sanquetta de Pellegrin, Andressa Ana Martins, Jusecléia Ferreira Lopes, Anderson Bortoluzzi Moro, Robson Rodrigues Simões
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Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982017000300257&lng=en&tlng=en