Body traits in vivo and characteristic of the carcass of male Corriedale lambs graze on three native grass systems
Abstract
The objective of this work was to evaluate the performance of male Corriedale lambs related to body traits in vivo and in carcass graze in three native grass systems. The animals were submitted to rotation grazing with the improvement to some hibernal species (CNMR), to the rotation grazing (CNR) and to the continuing grazing (CNC). The animals were slaughtered at 195, 215 and 257 days of age, respectively. The rotational grazing systems in gen- eral, showed better results related to the body measures in vivo and in the age of slaughter. The live weight showed a significant correlation with the most carcass traits in all treatments. The better correlation of live weight and hot carcass weight was showed in CNMR treatment.
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