Carcass and meat characteristics of mixed-breed cull heifers fed diets with different sources of non-protein nitrogen in feedlots.

PARO, R. G. C.; SILVA, M. G. P. da; ÍTAVO, L. C. V.; ARCANJO, A. H. M.; GOMES, R. da C.

Carcass and meat characteristics of mixed-breed cull heifers fed diets with different sources of non-protein nitrogen in feedlots.

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Little information is available in the literature on carcass and meat characteristics of beef heifers. The objective was to evaluate the effect of genetic group (GG) and non-protein nitrogen (NPN) sources added to the total ration on the carcass and meat characteristics of cull heifers finished in confinement. The meat used was from 40 females, 20 ½Angus½ Nellore (A×N) and 20 ½ Charolais ½ Nellore (C×N), with an average initial weight of374.23 ± 55 kg and age of 24.0 ± 2 months. The diets evaluated had the same protein and energy levels, but different sources of NPN.