Assessment of the carcass traits of lambs with ¾ of the Texel breed genotype

• Maria Alicia Acebal ^[1] ; L. A Maiztegui ^[1] ; J. Amelong ^[1] ; Liliana Picardi ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad Nacional de Rosario

     Universidad Nacional de Rosario

     Argentina

     
• Localización: Archivos Latinoamericanos de Producción Animal, ISSN 1022-1301, ISSN-e 1022-1301, Vol. 8, Nº. 2, 2000
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Thirty six ¾ Texel (T) and 32 Ideal lambs were grown in feedlot for two months postweaning to evaluate final liveweight (FLW), relative average daily gain (ADGr) and various carcass characteristics, including: cold carcass weight (CCW), total lean weight (TLW), loin weight (LW), and total fat weight (TFW). Differences were found between males of the two genotypes in FW (P