Performance, carcass and meat characteristics of ½ Flemish breed cattle, finished in annual ryegrass pasture, supplemented with soybean hulls ; Desempenho, características da carcaça e da carne de bovinos ½ sangue da raça Flamenga, terminados em pastagem de azevém anual e suplementados com casca de soja

The objective was to evaluate the performance and characteristics of the carcass and meat of beef steers, under annual ryegrass grazing with and without soybean hulls supplementation. Sixteen ½ Flemish bovines, castrated, were distributed in two treatments: 1) control, exclusive feeding on annual ryegrass pasture; 2) supplementation with soybean hulls at 0.6% of live weight. The animals' average age and initial weight were 21 months and 417.5 kg, respectively. The animals were slaughtered when they reached at least 3 mm cover fat thickness (CFT), at 26 months of age. There were no significant... Mehr ...