BODY WEIGHT COMPONENTS OF MORADA NOVA HAIER SHEEP FED MANICOBA OR TIFTON HAY

作者：De Lima Junior Dorgival Morais^*; Ramos De Carvalho Francisco Fernando; Vieira Batista Angela Maria; Ferreira Barbara Ferraz; Ribeiro Maria Norma

来源：Revista Caatinga, 2015, 28(1): 239-246.

• Alternative food
• Native forage
• Manihot

The non-carcass components are configured in additional source of income for sheep producers. This study aimed to evaluate the non-carcass components in Morada Nova hair sheep fed hay or Tifton 85 (Cynodon spp.) or Manicoba (Manihot pseudoglaziovii Pax & Hoffman) hay. The animals were males, initially weighing 18.86 +/- 6.48 kg were housed in individual and slaughtered at 58 days of confinement. The Tifton 85 diet resulted in higher (P<0.05) spleen weights (0.05 kg), liver (0.45 kg) and kidneys (0.08 kg). Largest total weights of organs were also obtained in the diet Tifton 85. There was no difference between diets for weight viscera. The skin showed higher weight for animals fed Tifton 85 hay. The diets did not affect the weights or buchada and panelada yields. Replacement of Tifton 85 hay by Manicoba hay in Morada Nova hair sheep diet, reduces the weight of the organs and skin, but does not influence the buchada and panelada weights or yields.

• 出版日期2015