Effects of ractopamine hydrochloride on growth performance and carcass characteristics in wool and hair lambs

<p>This study aimed at evaluating the effects of ractopamine hydrochloride (RAC) on growth performance and carcass characteristics of wool and hair lambs. For this purpose, 48 lambs averaging 31.3 kg body weight, of which twenty were wool (Ramboullet x Suffolk) and twenty eight were hair (Taba...

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Main Authors: Ángel M. Romero-Maya, José G. Herrera-Haro, Juan M.E. Pinos-Rodríguez, Juan C. García-López, Ricardo Bárcena-Gama, Sergio S. González-Muñoz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2013-06-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/2557