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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Main Authors: João Luis Kill, Ismail Ramalho Haddade, Iron Cardoso dos Santos Júnior, Douglas Haese, Alberto Chambela Neto, Pedro Veiga Rodrigues Paulino, Carolina D'ávila Possatti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2015-10-01
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