Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 Fattening performance, Carcass characteristics, chemical composition, and meat quality were evaluated in three sheep breeds: Awassi, Harri, and Najdi. Forty-five lambs of similar weight and age were raised for 90 days under similar conditions.
G. M. Suliman +7 more
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Post-weaning growth, ultrasound and skeletal measurements, muscularity scores and carcass traits and composition of progeny of five beef suckler cow genotypes [PDF]
, 2008 peer-reviewedB. Murphy was in receipt of a Walsh Fellowship provided by Teagasc.Post-weaning growth, ultrasound and skeletal measurements, muscularity scores, and carcass traits and composition of the progeny of spring-calving Limousin (L), Charolais (C),
Drennan, Michael J +3 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 Whole-prey diets for exotic feline species are common, and this practice has also increased in popularity for domestic cats. However, prior analyses of prey indicate possible essential amino acid inadequacy, and dilated cardiomyopathy from taurine ...
Tammy J. Owens +3 more
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Performance and carcass traits of progeny of Limousin sires differing in genetic merit [PDF]
, 2007 peer-reviewedGenetic indices for growth and carcass classification are published for beef sires used in Ireland for artificial insemination (AI). The objective of this study was to compare growth and carcass traits of progeny of Limousin sires of low and
Diskin, Michael G., Keane, Michael G.
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A quantitative assessment of the amount of prion diverted to category 1 materials and wastewater during processing [PDF]
, 2013 In this article the development and parameterization of a quantitative assessment is described that estimates the amount of TSE infectivity that is present in a whole animal carcass (bovine spongiform encephalopathy [BSE] for cattle and classical ...
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Prediction of Carcass Composition Using Carcass Grading Traits in Hanwoo Steers [PDF]
Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2015 The prediction of carcass composition in Hanwoo steers is very important for value-based marketing, and the improvement of prediction accuracy and precision can be achieved through the analyses of independent variables using a prediction equation with a sufficient dataset.
Jooyoung Lee +3 more
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Influence of probiotic supplementation and rabbit line on growth performance, carcass yield, blood biochemistry and immune response under hot weather [PDF]
Animal BioscienceObjective An experiment was conducted to investigate the beneficial effect of probiotic supplementation via drinking water on growth performance, carcass yield, blood parameters, and immunity of two rabbit lines during the summer season.
Magdy Abdelsalam +6 more
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Post-weaning performance and carcass characteristics of steer progency from different suckler cow breed types [PDF]
, 2005 peer-reviewedIn two experiments a total of 44 steer progeny of spring-calving Charolais (C) and Hereford × Friesian (HF) suckler cows and C sires were slaughtered at approximately 2 years of age.
Drennan, Michael J +2 more
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A comparison of finishing strategies to fixed slaughter weights for Holstein Friesian and Belgian Blue × Holstein Friesian steers [PDF]
, 2010 peer-reviewedCattle finishing strategies may involve feeding a high energy diet throughout or following a period of moderate growth. The objective of this study was to compare Holstein Friesian (HF) and Belgian Blue × Holstein Friesian (BB) steers (24 ...
Keane, Michael G.
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Dried chicory root (Cichorium intybus L.) as a natural fructan source in rabbit diet: effects on growth performance, digestion and caecal and carcass traits [PDF]
, 2011 [EN] Three experimental diets were formulated including (per kg) 100 g oats (control diet), 50 g chicory root (Chicory 5 diet) or 100 g chicory root (Chicory 10 diet) at the expense of oats. The diets differed with respect to starch and fructan contents.
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