Tissue composition of the leg and meat quality of sheep fed castor bean hulls in replacement of tifton hay

The effects of replacing Tifton hay with castor bean hulls (0, 33, 66 and 100%) on the leg tissue composition, chemical composition, physicochemical parameters and sensorial traits of sheep meat were studied. A total of 28 non-castrated sheep averaging seven months in age with an average initial wei...

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Main Authors: Stela Antas Urbano, Marcelo de Andrade Ferreira, Maria Inês Sucupira Maciel, Wilson Moreira Dutra Júnior, Rafael de Paula Xavier de Andrade, Daniel Cézar da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2013-10-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982013001000010&lng=en&tlng=en