The energy requirement for maintenance of Nellore crossbreds in tropical conditions during the finishing period.
J Anim Sci
; 100(5)2022 May 01.
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in En
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| ID: mdl-35417561
Although several studies have shown that the maintenance energy expenditures vary with breeds, there has been no available data comparing the energy requirements of different genetic groups of beef cattle determined during the finishing phase when raised under the same plane of nutrition from birth through slaughter born from a single cowherd. This study evaluated the influence of purebred Nellore and its crosses with Simmental, Angus, and Canchim slaughtered at the same age and body composition on their net energy requirement for maintenance (NEm). Animals were reared in tropical conditions, receiving only free-choice minerals from birth through the beginning of the feedlot phase, potentially altering the intake, carcass composition, mature weight, and consequently, affecting the energy requirement for maintenance during the finishing period. The pooled data analysis for Nellore and its crosses resulted in common NEm requirement of 86.9 kcal/d/kg0.75 of empty body weight (EBW). However, although not statistically different, the NEm values from Nellore (NL) and Angus × Nellore (AN) were 85.5 and 90.8 kcal/d/kg0.75 EBW, respectively, showing a decrease in NEm of 5.76% for NL in comparison with AN steers.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Tropical Climate
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Energy Metabolism
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
J Anim Sci
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Country of publication:
United States