Residual intake and gain for the evaluation of performance, non-carcass components, and carcass characteristics of confined crossbred Texel lambs

ABSTRACT We evaluated performance, non-carcass components, and carcass characteristics of crossbred Texel lambs in different categories of residual intake and gain (RIG). We assessed 77 crossbred (¼ Pantaneira and ¾ Texel) non-castrated animals in two study phases. The first phase included 47 lambs...

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Main Authors: Mayara Mitiko Yoshihara Carneiro, Maria da Graça Morais, Andréa Roberto Duarte Lopes Souza, Henrique Jorge Fernandes, Gelson Luís Dias Feijó, Marina de Nadai Bonin, Gumercindo Loriano Franco, Raizza Fátima Abadia Tulux Rocha
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Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982019000100704&lng=en&tlng=en