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The present study evaluated the effects of supplementing VM in grazing cattle during the rearing phase on performance and carcass quality of beef cattle in the finishing phase. Two experiments with a randomized block design were conducted in consecutive years to contrast two post-weaning supplementation strategies using VM at 45 mg/100 kg body weight (BW). In the first year, treatments were protein supplement in the dry season and mineral supplement in the rainy season versus the addition of VM both in the protein and mineral supplements. In the second year, was contrasted with protein supplement in the dry season and protein-energy supplement in the rainy season. Performance, carcass traits, and carcass quality were evaluated at the end of both phases. In Year 1, adding VM in mineral supplement increased final backfat thickness (P=0.05), backfat gain (P=0.06), final rump fat thickness (P=0.02), and rump fat gain (P=0.01). In the finishing phase, VM-treated cattle had a greater dry matter intake (P=0.03) and tended to show a greater backfat thickness than non-treated cattle (P=0.07). In Year 2, no VM effects were observed on post-weaning phase performance and carcass traits. However, cattle-fed VM during the post-weaning phase tended to show a lower feed conversion ratio (P=0.09) and had a significantly higher gross feed efficiency (P=0.03) than non-treated cattle at slaughter. Virginiamycin supplementation during rearing on pasture improves performance and carcass fattening in the growth phase and has a residual effect in the finishing phase that may reflect greater backfat thickness and gross feed efficiency.

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Little is known about the performance, carcass, and meat traits of locally adapted cattle in Brazil. This study aimed to compare the growth, slaughter, and carcass traits as well as meat quality of two local breeds (Curraleiro Pé-Duro and Pantaneiro) with the Nelore breed. Fifteen 30-month-old steers of each breed were weighted (Curraleiro Pé-Duro = 264.80 kg; Nelore = 346.80 kg; Pantaneiro = 316.20 kg) and raised in a feedlot condition for 112 days, with measurements to assess growth and slaughter, visual and carcass and meat traits. Data were submitted to variance and multivariate analyses. Nelore and Curraleiro Pé-Duro had similar Gluteus medius depths. Pantaneiro and Curraleiro Pé-Duro were superior for leg compactness index (P < 0.05) and had higher eye muscle area than Nelore (P < 0.05). Although there was no difference in daily weight gain and slaughter weight between breeds, Curraleiro Pé-Duro had a lower initial weight (264.80 kg) when compared to Nelore (346.80 kg; P < 0.05). Nelore and Curraleiro Pé-Duro deposited more fat than Pantaneiro (P < 0.05), while Curraleiro Pé-Duro and Pantaneiro had more muscle than Nelore (P < 0.05), which also had more bone and a higher percentage of second-quality cuts (P < 0.05). Meat from Nelore also showed lower succulence than Pantaneiro (P < 0.05) and higher shear force than the other breeds (P < 0.05). Pantaneiro's meat had the most capacity to retain water (P < 0.05), lower shear force (P < 0.05), and was more succulent (P < 0.05) when compared to the other breeds. Multivariate analysis showed that Pantaneiro, Curraleiro Pé-Duro, and Nelore breeds can be considered distinct in growth, carcass, and meat traits, with the local breeds showing superior meat traits. The local breeds Curraleiro Pé-Duro and Pantaneiro presented characteristics similar or better to those of the Nelore, proving to be animals with great productive potential and generate high meat quality under feedlot conditions.

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This study aimed at evaluating carcass traits and meat quality of Nellore steers on pasture submitted to different dietary supplementation strategies. The 32 Nellore animals tested (8 ± 0.6 months) were raised under rotational grazing on Brachiaria brizantha cv. Piatã (syn. Urochloa brizantha cv. Piatã) pasture and distributed in four treatments: supply of mineral salt ad libitum in the growth and finishing phases (MSGF); concentrate supplementation only during the growth phase (CG); concentrate supplementation only during the finishing phase (CF) and concentrate supplementation the growth and finishing phases (CGF). The concentrated supplement was supplied at 0.5% of body weight and mineral ad libitum. The steers were slaughtered when more than 50% of the lot of each treatment reached 450 kg body weight. The mean the hot and cold carcass weight and subcutaneous fat thickness did not differ between treatments (P > 0.05). The calves the treatment CF and CGF showed a larger rib-eye area and higher ether extract levels in the Longissimus dorsi muscle than in MSGF and CG (P 0.05). The use of feeding strategies on pasture with concentrate supplementation in the growth and finishing phases of Nellore cattle anticipates slaughter in 92 days and produces carcasses and meat with satisfactory traits.

Objetivou-se avaliar as características de carcaça e qualidade de carne de novilhos Nelore submetidos à diferentes estratégias de suplementação à pasto. Foram utilizados 32 bezerros Nelore (idade inicial de 8 ± 0,6 meses) mantidos em pastagem Brachiaria brizantha cv. Piatã (syn. Urochloa brizantha cv. Piatã) manejados em sistema rotacionado e distribuídos em quatro tratamentos: suplementação com sal mineral durante a recria e terminação (MSGF), suplementação com concentrado somente na fase de recria (CG), suplementação com concentrado somente na fase de terminação (CF) e suplementação concentrada durante a recria e terminação (CGF). O suplemento concentrado foi fornecido a 0,5% do peso corporal e o mineral ad libitum. Os animais foram abatidos quando mais de 50% do lote de cada tratamento atingiu 450 kg de peso corporal. Não foram observadas diferenças significativas entre as médias de peso da carcaça quente e fria e a espessura de gordura subcutânea de novilhos entre os tratamentos (P > 0,05). Os animais do tratamento CF e CGF apresentaram maior área de olho de lombo e maior teor de extrato etéreo no músculo Longissimus dorsi do que os tratamentos MSGF e CG (P 0,05). O uso de estratégias de suplementação concentrada na fase de recria e terminação para novilhos Nelore criados à pasto pode antecipar o abate em até 92 dias, melhorar a composição física da carcaça e carne e garantir a produção de carcaças com características satisfatórias.

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This study aimed at evaluating carcass traits and meat quality of Nellore steers on pasture submitted to different dietary supplementation strategies. The 32 Nellore animals tested (8 ± 0.6 months) were raised under rotational grazing on Brachiaria brizantha cv. Piatã (syn. Urochloa brizantha cv. Piatã) pasture and distributed in four treatments: supply of mineral salt ad libitum in the growth and finishing phases (MSGF); concentrate supplementation only during the growth phase (CG); concentrate supplementation only during the finishing phase (CF) and concentrate supplementation the growth and finishing phases (CGF). The concentrated supplement was supplied at 0.5% of body weight and mineral ad libitum. The steers were slaughtered when more than 50% of the lot of each treatment reached 450 kg body weight. The mean the hot and cold carcass weight and subcutaneous fat thickness did not differ between treatments (P > 0.05). The calves the treatment CF and CGF showed a larger rib-eye area and higher ether extract levels in the Longissimus dorsi muscle than in MSGF and CG (P < 0.05). Mean shearing force was similar between treatments (P > 0.05). The use of feeding strategies on pasture with concentrate supplementation in the growth and finishing phases of Nellore cattle anticipates slaughter in 92 days and produces carcasses and meat with satisfactory traits.(AU)

Objetivou-se avaliar as características de carcaça e qualidade de carne de novilhos Nelore submetidos à diferentes estratégias de suplementação à pasto. Foram utilizados 32 bezerros Nelore (idade inicial de 8 ± 0,6 meses) mantidos em pastagem Brachiaria brizantha cv. Piatã (syn. Urochloa brizantha cv. Piatã) manejados em sistema rotacionado e distribuídos em quatro tratamentos: suplementação com sal mineral durante a recria e terminação (MSGF), suplementação com concentrado somente na fase de recria (CG), suplementação com concentrado somente na fase de terminação (CF) e suplementação concentrada durante a recria e terminação (CGF). O suplemento concentrado foi fornecido a 0,5% do peso corporal e o mineral ad libitum. Os animais foram abatidos quando mais de 50% do lote de cada tratamento atingiu 450 kg de peso corporal. Não foram observadas diferenças significativas entre as médias de peso da carcaça quente e fria e a espessura de gordura subcutânea de novilhos entre os tratamentos (P > 0,05). Os animais do tratamento CF e CGF apresentaram maior área de olho de lombo e maior teor de extrato etéreo no músculo Longissimus dorsi do que os tratamentos MSGF e CG (P < 0,05). As médias de força de cisalhamento foram similares entre os tratamentos (P > 0,05). O uso de estratégias de suplementação concentrada na fase de recria e terminação para novilhos Nelore criados à pasto pode antecipar o abate em até 92 dias, melhorar a composição física da carcaça e carne e garantir a produção de carcaças com características satisfatórias.(AU)

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Objetivou-se avaliar os efeitos da suplementação na fase de aleitamento sobre o desempenho ponderal, o grau de infecção por nematódeos gastrintestinais e a viabilidade econômica na terminação de cordeiros em confinamento ou semiconfinamento. Na fase de aleitamento, os cordeiros de seis lotes de 30 ovelhas foram pesados ao nascimento e ao desmame. Três lotes foram suplementados em cochos individuais e o consumo de alimento foi mensurado. Na segunda fase, pós-desmame, os cordeiros foram distribuídos em dois grupos, considerando sexo, peso ao desmame e suplementação durante o aleitamento, para terminação em confinamento ou semiconfinamento. Todos os animais foram everminados no início da terminação. Os animais foram pesados a cada 14 dias e arraçoados com concentrado na proporção de 2% do peso vivo. Os animais confinados receberam silagem de sorgo, e os semiconfinados foram mantidos em pastagem de Braquiaria brizantha cv Piatã. A suplementação na fase de cria teve efeito no peso e no ganho em peso na desmama e na terminação, mas com retorno econômico favorável somente na terminação. O diferimento do pasto no sistema de semiconfinamento controlou a verminose, evitando mortes, e não houve diferenças no peso e no ganho em peso entre os cordeiros confinados ou semiconfinados. Os dois sistemas foram viáveis, mas o lucro no semiconfinamento foi 2,3 vezes superior ao do confinamento.(AU)

The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effect of creep feeding and drylots or semi confined raised lambs on weight gain, gastrointestinal nematodes infection and economic viability. Lambs from six lots of 30 ewes were weighed at birth and at weaning and the offspring of three lots were supplemented in private troughs and their food intake was measured. In the second phase, after weaning, lambs were divided into two finishing groups, feedlot or semi confinement considering gender, weaning weight and creep feeding. All animals were dewormed at early termination, weighed every 14 days and supplemented with 2% of body weight. Feedlot animals received sorghum silage while semi confined animals were kept at pasture on Brachiaria brizantha cv Piata. Creep feeding had effect on weight and weight gain at weaning and finishing, but favorable economic returns were only observed at termination. Pasture deferred in the semi-confinement system controlled verminosis, preventing deaths with no differences in weight and weight gain among feedlots or semi-confined lambs. Both systems were economically viable, but profit in semi confinement was 2.3 times higher than the feedlots.(AU)

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The objectives of this study were to genotype single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) AF159246:g.2959A>G (CAST/DdeI) and AF248054.2:g.6545C>T (CAPN4751) in beef cattle by PCR-RFLP (Polymerase Chain Reaction - Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism), using the restriction enzyme DdeI for both SNP, and describe the use of these genotyping methodologies for the first time. For the SNP located in the CAST gene, new primers were designed, and for the SNP of the CAPN1 gene, the same primers previously described in the literature were used. Bonsmara, Caracu, Senepol, Nelore, and Angus bulls were chosen from among the most used bulls in breeding programs according to their genealogy and the lowest possible degree of parentage between them to ensure an experimental sample representative of the genetic variability in each breed. For the CAST and CAPN1 genes, respectively, the following number of animals were analyzed: Bonsmara (n = 25/22), Caracu (n = 25/26), Senepol (n = 25/24), Nelore (n = 26/26), and Angus (n = 25/24). The accuracy of these methodologies was confirmed by direct sequencing of PCR products generated for the two polymorphisms. The new primers developed for CAST/DdeI SNP detection and the use of DdeI enzyme for CAPN4751 SNP detection were effective in genotyping, since no inconclusive genotypes were observed for these genes. Thus, the genotyping of beef cattle using the PCR-RFLP technique for CAST and CAPN1 genes is robust, relatively inexpensive, and easy to perform in any basic molecular biology laboratory. If the association of these markers with traits of economic interest in beef cattle is confirmed in new studies, these methodologies may contribute to the selection of animals with superior genetics, i.e., with the potential to produce better-quality meat, either by marker-assisted selection or by the inclusion of these polymorphisms in high-density marker panels.(AU)

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We evaluated performance, non-carcass components, and carcass characteristics of crossbred Texel lambs in different categories of residual intake and gain (RIG). We assessed 77 crossbred (» Pantaneira and ¾ Texel) non-castrated animals in two study phases. The first phase included 47 lambs with an initial average weight of 29.9±5.5 kg, and the second phase included 30 lambs with initial average weight of 22.4±3.3 kg. Dry matter intake (DMI) and average daily gain (ADG) were evaluated for 70 days. Animals were divided into three groups in terms of efficiency: efficient (high RIG), intermediate (medium RIG), or inefficient (low RIG), based on the standard deviation of the mean for the RIG variable. We measured the yield of non-carcass components, carcass characteristics, and yield of meat cuts. Efficiency group had no association with DMI, nor with initial and final body weights of the animals. The ADG of efficient (0.310 kg day−1) and intermediate (0.290 kg day−1) animals was greater than observed in inefficient (0.260 kg day−1) animals. Lambs in the efficient and intermediate groups had significantly higher levels of all efficiency indicators evaluated. Efficient and intermediate animals yielded significantly more wool/skin in comparison with lambs in the inefficient group. Animals with high RIG also had lower relative weight of testicles/scrotal sac in comparison with inefficient animals. Fat deposition in the omentum and mesentery as well as total fat were decreased in efficient animals. No significant differences occurred among groups regarding carcass characteristics and yield of meat cuts. The RIG index allows for the identification of lambs with higher growth rates and greater wool/skin yield and lower proportion of visceral fat.(AU)

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Objetivou-se avaliar os efeitos da suplementação na fase de aleitamento sobre o desempenho ponderal, o grau de infecção por nematódeos gastrintestinais e a viabilidade econômica na terminação de cordeiros em confinamento ou semiconfinamento. Na fase de aleitamento, os cordeiros de seis lotes de 30 ovelhas foram pesados ao nascimento e ao desmame. Três lotes foram suplementados em cochos individuais e o consumo de alimento foi mensurado. Na segunda fase, pós-desmame, os cordeiros foram distribuídos em dois grupos, considerando sexo, peso ao desmame e suplementação durante o aleitamento, para terminação em confinamento ou semiconfinamento. Todos os animais foram everminados no início da terminação. Os animais foram pesados a cada 14 dias e arraçoados com concentrado na proporção de 2% do peso vivo. Os animais confinados receberam silagem de sorgo, e os semiconfinados foram mantidos em pastagem de Braquiaria brizantha cv Piatã. A suplementação na fase de cria teve efeito no peso e no ganho em peso na desmama e na terminação, mas com retorno econômico favorável somente na terminação. O diferimento do pasto no sistema de semiconfinamento controlou a verminose, evitando mortes, e não houve diferenças no peso e no ganho em peso entre os cordeiros confinados ou semiconfinados. Os dois sistemas foram viáveis, mas o lucro no semiconfinamento foi 2,3 vezes superior ao do confinamento.

The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effect of creep feeding and drylots or semi confined raised lambs on weight gain, gastrointestinal nematodes infection and economic viability. Lambs from six lots of 30 ewes were weighed at birth and at weaning and the offspring of three lots were supplemented in private troughs and their food intake was measured. In the second phase, after weaning, lambs were divided into two finishing groups, feedlot or semi confinement considering gender, weaning weight and creep feeding. All animals were dewormed at early termination, weighed every 14 days and supplemented with 2% of body weight. Feedlot animals received sorghum silage while semi confined animals were kept at pasture on Brachiaria brizantha cv Piata. Creep feeding had effect on weight and weight gain at weaning and finishing, but favorable economic returns were only observed at termination. Pasture deferred in the semi-confinement system controlled verminosis, preventing deaths with no differences in weight and weight gain among feedlots or semi-confined lambs. Both systems were economically viable, but profit in semi confinement was 2.3 times higher than the feedlots.

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This study aimed to assess the performance, carcass traits, and non-carcass components of feedlot finished Texel crossbred lambs from different residual feed intake classes (RFI). Forty-seven uncastrated male Texel crossbred lambs (¾ Texel + » Pantaneira) tested here were 4-month-old with an initial weight of 29.9 ± 5.5 kg. The lambs were confined for 70 days for individual dry matter intake (DMI) and average daily gain (ADG) assessment. The diet containing corn silage was provided as roughage, while the concentrate consisted of corn grain, soybean meal, urea, and mineral mixture with a 40:60 roughage to concentrate ratio and 76.34% total digestible nutrients (TDN). After confinement for 70 days, the lambs were slaughtered to assess carcass traits and non-carcass components. Based on the RFI, lambs were divided into three classes according to the standard deviation (sd): Positive RFI (inefficient, 0.5 above the mean), Negative RFI (efficient, 0.5 below the mean), and Medium RFI (intermediate). Classes with Negative (efficient) and Positive RFI (inefficient) showed no differences in ADG (0.321 vs 0.306 kg; P > 0.05). Dry matter intake (g d-1), and percentage of body weight (BW) differed significantly between the RFI classes (P 0.05). Compared to lambs in the inefficient class, those in the efficient class (Negative RFI) showed a 9% reduction in DMI and had the same ADG.(AU)

Objetivou-se avaliar o desempenho, as características de carcaça e os componentes não-carcaça de cordeiros mestiços Texel confinados de diferentes classes de consumo alimentar residual (CAR). Foram confinados individualmente 47 cordeiros mestiços Texel (¾ Texel + » Pantaneira), machos, não castrados, com peso médio inicial de 29,9 ± 5,5 kg e idade de aproximadamente 4 meses. O consumo de matéria seca e ganho médio diário foram avaliados durante 70 dias. A dieta continha silagem de milho como volumoso e o concentrado consistia em milho grão, farelo de soja, ureia e mistura mineral, com relação volumoso: concentrado 60:40 e 72,35% de nutrientes digestíveis totais. Após 70 dias de confinamento os cordeiros foram abatidos para avaliação das carcaça e componentes não-carcaças. Baseado no consumo alimentar residual (CAR) calculado, os cordeiros foram divididos em três classes de acordo com o desvio padrão: CAR Positivo (ineficientes, acima de 0,5 desvio padrão), CAR Negativo (eficientes, abaixo de 0,5 desvio padrão) e CAR Médio (intermediários). As classes com CAR Negativo (eficientes) e CAR Positivo (ineficientes) não apresentaram diferenças entre as médias de GMD (0,321 vs 0,306 kg; P > 0,05). O consumo de matéria seca, expresso em g d-1 e em percentagem do peso vivo diferiram entre as classes (P < 0,05). Os cordeiros eficientes (CAR Negativo) apresentaram redução de 9% no CMS e o mesmo GMD em relação aos cordeiros ineficientes (CAR Positivo). Os cordeiros das classes de CAR Positivo e Negativo não apresentaram diferenças entre os pesos dos componentes não-carcaça (P > 0,05). Não foram observadas alterações entre as classes de CAR quanto ao peso corporal em jejum, peso e rendimento de carcaça quente e pesos dos cortes comerciais (P > 0,05). A melhoria na eficiência alimentar pelo CAR não compromete o desempenho e as características de carcaça de cordeiros mestiços Texel.(AU)

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This study aimed to evaluate the production performance, quantitative carcass characteristics, and economic viability of lambs of genetic group Pantaneiro finished under four production systems: 1) Stockpiled Brachiaria brizantha cv piatã pasture; 2) Consortium of sorghum intercropped with Brachiaria brizantha cv piatã; 3) Feedlot based on sorghum silage and 2% body weight energy-protein supplementation, 4) Feedlot based on sorghum silage and 4% body weight energy-protein supplementation. Were used one hundred Pantaneiro lambs with an average body weight of 17.85 ± 2.50 kg and at 70 ± 15 days of age, approximately. The average final body weight and total body weight gain of the animals finished on the consortium of sorghum intercropped with Brachiaria brizantha cv piatã were higher than those obtained with feedlot based on sorghum silage and 2% body weight energy-protein supplementation. However, when this system were compared with sorghum silage and 4% body weight energy-protein supplementation, these characteristics did not differ (P > 0.05). Hot and cold carcass weights were lower when animals were fed sorghum silage and 2% body weight energyprotein supplementation as compared with the animals finished on the other systems. The greatest hot (48.20%) and cold (45.83%) carcass yields were observed in animals finished on sorghum silage and 4% body weight energy-protein supplementation. For the carcass compactness index, animals that received sorghum silage and 4% body weight energy-protein supplementation obtained higher values than those observed for 2% of supplementation.[...](AU)

Avaliou-se o desempenho produtivo, características quantitativas das carcaças e viabilidade econômica de cordeiros do grupamento genético Pantaneiro, terminados em quatro sistemas de produção: 1)Pastagem vedada de Brachiaria brizantha cv piatã; 2) Pastagem de Brachiaria brizantha cv piatã emplantio consorciado com sorgo; 3) Confinamento a base de silagem de sorgo e suplementação energético-proteica fornecida na proporção de 2% do peso corporal; 4) Confinamento a base de silagem de sorgo e suplementação energético-proteica fornecida na proporção de 4% do peso corporal. Foram utilizados cem cordeiros Pantaneiros com peso médio de 17,85 ± 2,50 kg e 70 ± 15 dias de idade, aproximadamente. O peso corporal médio final e o ganho de peso corporal total dos animais terminados em consórcio de sorgo com Brachiaria brizantha cv piatã foram superiores aos obtidos com o confinamento a base de silagem de sorgo e suplementação energético-proteica na razão de 2% do peso corporal. No entanto, quando comparados com o confinamento a base de silagem de sorgo e suplementação energético-proteica na razão de 4% do peso corporal, essas características não diferiram (P > 0,05). Os pesos de carcaça quente e fria foram inferiores para os animais alimentados com silagem de sorgo e suplementação energética-proteica na razão de 2% do peso corporal em comparação com os animais terminados nos outros sistemas. Os maiores rendimentos de carcaça quente (48,20%) e fria (45,83%) foram observados nos animais terminados com silagem de sorgo e suplementação energético-proteica na razão de 4% do peso corporal. Para o índice de compacidade da carcaça, os animais que receberam silagem de sorgo e 4% de suplementação energético-proteica com relação ao peso corporal obtiveram valores maiores do que os observados com 2% de suplementação.[...](AU)

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