CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS OF NELORE X LIMOUSIN BULLS FED WITH DIETS CONTAINING CORN GERM MEAL

Authors

  • Fabrícia Rocha Chaves Miotto Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil
  • José Neuman Miranda Neiva Universidade Federal do Tocantins (UFT), Araguaína, Tocantins, Brasil
  • Marcos Cláudio Pinheiro Rogério Universidade Estadual Vale do Acaraú (UVA), Sobral, Ceará, Brasil
  • Kélvia Jácome de Castro Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil
  • Olivardo Facó EMBRAPA Caprinos e Ovinos, Sobral, Ceará, Brasil
  • Tadeu Vinhas Voltolini EMBRAPA Semi-Árido
  • João Restle Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil

Keywords:

Palavras-Chave, Avaliação de carcaças, cortes comerciais, rendimento de carcaça, subprodutos agroindustriais.

Abstract

Quantitative characteristics of the carcass of feedlot finished Nelore X Limousin bulls, receiving diets containing 0%, 15%, 30% and 45% corn germ meal (CGM) were evaluated. The initial average weight and age were 321.25 kg and 20 months, respectively. The experimental diets were composed by 25% of roughage and 75% of concentrate. Each 1% CGM inclusion provided the increase of 0.62 kg in the slaughter weight. The CGM addition to the diets provided linear increases in the weights of the hot and cold carcasses. There were no differences for hot and cold carcasses dressing percentages and chilling loss for the different diets. Observed averages were 55.21%; 54.42% and 0.78%, respectively. The hindquarter (pistol) (48.53%), spare ribs (11.66%) and forequarter (39.8%) cuts did not alter with the CGM inclusion in the diets. The weights and percentages of the commercial cuts of the hindquarter were, also not influenced by the CGM addition. Diets containing up to 45% of CGM can be supplied to feedlot finishing bovine, providing higher body and carcass weights, without affecting carcass yields.

KEY WORDS: By-products, commercial cuts, carcass evaluation, carcass yield.

 

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2009-07-02

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MIOTTO, F. R. C.; NEIVA, J. N. M.; ROGÉRIO, M. C. P.; CASTRO, K. J. de; FACÓ, O.; VOLTOLINI, T. V.; RESTLE, J. CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS OF NELORE X LIMOUSIN BULLS FED WITH DIETS CONTAINING CORN GERM MEAL. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 10, n. 2, p. 474–484, 2009. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/3276. Acesso em: 6 apr. 2025.

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Vol. 10 No. 2 (2009)

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Animal Production

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