Effects of supply of β-adrenergic agonists on growth performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality of feedlot cattle

To enhance the efficiency of production of beef, some countries use β-adrenergics, promoters of non-hormonal growth, on final phase of beef cattle. These substances are chemically and pharmacologically similar to the natural catecholamines (dopamine, noreprinephrine and eprinephrine) and promote an...

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Main Authors: Carolina Floret Costa, André Luis Coneglian Brichi, Ismael Castro Pereira, Marco Aurélio Factori, Cyntia Ludovico Martins, Mário De Beni Arrigoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná 2015-12-01
Series:Scientia Agraria Paranaensis
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Online Access:http://e-revista.unioeste.br/index.php/scientiaagraria/article/view/10232