Blood cell and metabolic profile of Nellore bulls and their correlations with residual feed intake and feed conversion ratio
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Body chemical composition of Nellore bulls with different residual feed intakes.
Empty body and carcass chemical compositions, expressed as content of water, ether extract, protein, minerals, and energy, were evaluated in Nellore bulls with different residual feed intakes (RFI). Forty-nine not castrated males, with 343 kg of average initial BW and 398 kg of average slaughter BW, were studied. Animals were divided in two subgroups: reference group (RG) and ad libitum feeding...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Brasileira de Saúde e Produção Animal
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1519-9940
DOI: 10.1590/s1519-99402013000300018