Ractopamine hydrochloride on performance and carcass traits of confined Nellores cattle
The effect of four levels of inclusion (0; 450; 900 and 1,350g T-1) of Ractopamine hydrochloride was assessed concerning weight gain, feed conversion, dry matter intake, carcass traits and quality of castrated male cattle meat in confinement. Forty Nellore steers were used, with an average age of 26...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
2015-10-01
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Series: | Ciência Rural |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782015001001830&lng=en&tlng=en |