Relationships between residual feed intake and feedlot performance, profitability, and carcass traits in Brahman cattle / Relações entre consumo alimentar residual e desempenho em confinamento, lucratividade e características de carcaça de bovinos da raça Brahman
Favero, R; Mizubuti, I. Y; Gomes, R. C; Ribeiro, E. L. A; Pereira, E. S; Prado-Calixto, O. P. P; Massaro Júnior, F. L; Santos, A. P. S.
Arq. bras. med. vet. zootec. (Online)
; 70(2): 525-534, mar.-abr. 2018. tab
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| LILACS, VETINDEX | ID: biblio-910696
The present study aimed to evaluate the feedlot performance, profitability and carcass traits of Brahman bulls classified according to the residual feed intake (RFI). Twenty-four bulls (19-month old, 370±34kg live weight) were housed in individual pens for 54 days and had the daily feed intake (observed dry matter intake, DMIobs; DMI % live weight, LW) and average daily gain (ADG) measured. Ultrasound carcass evaluations were performed at the initial and final weighings, when measurements were taken of Longissimus dorsi area, ratio, Longissimus and Biceps femoris fat thickness. The animals were ranked and divided into high (>+0.5 standard deviation; SD), medium (between ±0.5 SD from the mean), and low (<-0.5 SD) RFI groups. Low-RFI animals had lower DMIobs (P<0.10) and DMI % LW (P<0.05). No significant differences in initial and final weight or ADG were noticed (P>0.05). Low-RFI animals showed lower weight gain cost and higher daily profit (P<0.05). Carcass traits were similar between groups, regardless of evaluation date (P>0.05). Selection for RFI lead to animals with lower feed intake without affecting weight gain or carcass traits, thereby providing increased profitability for beef cattle farming.(AU)
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BR68.1
Ubicación: BR68.1
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