Carcass traits and meat quality of lambs fed with cactus (Opuntia fícus-indica Mill) silage and subjected to an intermittent water supply.

Carcass traits and meat quality of lambs fed with cactus (Opuntia fícus-indica Mill) silage and subjected to an intermittent water supply.

The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of cactus silage and an intermittent water supply for lambs on carcass traits and meat quality. Thirty-six crossbreed lambs with an initial average weight of 19.8 ± 2.1 kg and average age of 6 months were randomly assigned to a 3 × 3 factorial design co...

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Main Authors: Aelson Fernandes do Nascimento Souza, Gherman Garcia Leal de Araújo, Edson Mauro Santos, Paulo Sérgio de Azevedo, Juliana Silva de Oliveira, Alexandre Fernandes Perazzo, Ricardo Martins Araujo Pinho, Anderson de Moura Zanine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231191

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231191

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