Immunocastration improves carcass traits and beef color attributes in Nellore and Nellore×Aberdeen Angus crossbred animals finished in feedlot

Meat Science

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 884-891

  Miguel, Giulianna Z ^a   Faria, Marcelo H ^b   Roça, Roberto O ^a   Santos, Carolina T ^a   Suman, Surendranath P ^c   Faitarone, Ana B G ^a   Delbem, Nara L C ^a   Girao, Lucio V C ^a   Homem, Juliana M ^a   Barbosa, Erika K ^a   Su, Leticia S ^a   Resende, Flavio D ^b   Siqueira, Gustavo R ^b   Moreira, Aline D ^a   Savian, Taciana V ^d  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b AGÊNCIA PAULISTA DE TECNOLOGIA DOS AGRONEGÓCIOS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bos indicus; Carcass trait; Feedlot; Immunocastration; Meat color; Nellore

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; COLOR;

BOS INDICUS; CARCASS TRAIT; FEEDLOT; IMMUNOCASTRATION; MEAT COLOR; NELLORE;

BEEF;

ANIMALIA; BOS INDICUS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BOS INDICUS; CARCASS TRAIT; CASTRATION; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; COLOR; FEEDLOT; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD QUALITY; HYBRIDIZATION; IMMUNOCASTRATION; MALE; MEAT; MEAT COLOR; METHODOLOGY; NELLORE; PH; PHENOTYPE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

BOS INDICUS; CARCASS TRAIT; FEEDLOT; IMMUNOCASTRATION; MEAT COLOR; NELLORE;

ABATTOIRS; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; CASTRATION; CATTLE; COLOR; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD QUALITY; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 84887233326     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2013.08.030     Document Type: Article

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