Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia · 2012 · 10 citations · 1 references
AgricultureAnimal SciencesNutritional SciencesAnimal NutritionMeat ScienceRuminant NutritionCarcass CompositionCarcass EvaluationFeed CompositionLivestock NutritionMeat ColorMeat QualityCarcass Composition AssessmentCarcass Fat DepositionCarcass FatnessFeeding Effects On Carcass TraitsFeeding Effects On Product QualityFeeding For Carcass QualityResidue-based Ruminant DietsTrim
The influence of the diet on the quality of buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) carcasses of crossbred Murrah and Mediterranean, concentrate fed on traditional (corn/soybean) or on agro-industrial residues (palm oil and coconut cakes) was studied. The animals were sacrificed in a slaughterhouse, and physical and physical-chemical analyses in the carcasses were carried out after 24 hours, and instrumental color and texture analyses of the Longissimus dorsi were carried out 48 hours after cooling. The animals supplemented with palm oil cake had better carcass conformation and fat trim, and differences (P<0.05) in the percentage of fat in the carcass fat thickness and coverage were observed.
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