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Characteristics of growth, carcass and meat quality of sheep with different feed efficiency phenotypes

2022; Elsevier BV; Volume: 194; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.meatsci.2022.108959

1873-4138

Danielle Nunes Gurgeira, Charleni Crisóstomo, Luiza Vage Coelho Sartori, Cláudia Cristina Paro de Paz, Gustavo Delmilho, Alfonso Juventino Chay-Canúl, Héctor Javier Narváez Bedoya, Wilder Hernando Ortiz Vega, Mauro Sartori Bueno, Ricardo Lopes Dias da Costa,

Meat and Animal Product Quality

The objective was to evaluate the performance, carcass and meat quality of 40 lambs classified by RFI (residual feed intake) and RIG (residual intake and gain). Dry matter intake (DMI) was recorded to calculate the RFI and RIG, classified as efficient, moderately or inefficient. After the confinement period, they were slaughtered and the carcass and meat quality were determined. The efficient animals had DMI scores of 0.700 RFI and 0.400 kg/d RIG, lower than the inefficient ones with similar weight gain. The RFI efficient animals showed greater shear force, without effect in the RIG classification. In general, the variables analyzed were not influenced by RFI or RIG. Efficiency measures do not affect the carcass and meat quality of sheep, but they do have the advantage of identifying animals with lower feed consumption, making the system more efficient. However, as the dataset is limited to fully assess the effects, this manuscript can be used as preliminary results for future studies.