The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of strategic supplementation in the dry period and dry/rainy transition period on the performance and nutritional, metabolic, and reproductive responses of Nellore heifers grazing Urochloa decumbens. Forty-eight Nellore heifers with age and body weight (BW) of eight months and 235 ± 3.3 kg, respectively, were used. The experimental design was a completely ...
The performance, intake, feed efficiency, and carcass traits of beef cattle from different gender profile were assessed. Fifteen animals (five steers, five spayed heifers, and five intact heifers) with ±250 kg of initial body weight were randomly assigned in individual pens and fed the same diet for 106 days. At the end of the trial, all the animals were slaughtered and the pH, temperature, and weight of the ca...
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico; O presente trabalho consiste de quatro manuscritos desenvolvidos usando os mesmos animais. O objetivo do primeiro estudo foi avaliar o efeito de castração sobre as características de carcaça e qualidade da carne de Nelore abatidos em diferentes pesos corporais (PC). Trinta e seis bezerros Nelore (Bos taurus indicus) com média inicial de 256,1 ± 3,05...
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico; The present work was conducted aiming to evaluate the effects of feed restriction during post-weaning growing phase on animal performance, carcass traits and meat quality of Nellore feedlot finished with high-grain diet. To better discussing, the data were divided into two chapters; the first is about animal performance and carcass traits, while the...