Gabriela Abitante, Paulo Roberto Leme, Matheus Sousa de Paula Carlis, Germán Darío Ramírez-Zamudio, Bianca Izabelly Pereira Gomes, Luiza Budasz de Andrade, Rodrigo Silva Goulart, Guilherme Pugliesi, Arlindo Saran Netto, Carl Robertson Dahlen, Saulo Luz Silva
This study compared early weaning (EW; 150 days) with conventional weaning (CW; 240 days) in Nellore young bulls, evaluating performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality. A total of 74 non-castrated male calves were divided into two weaning strategies: EW ( n = 37) and CW ( n = 37). During the growth phase, which lasted 454 ± 14 d for EW calves and 359 ± 16 d for CW calves, animals received a protein-energy supplement at a ratio of 5 g per kg of body weight while grazing Brachiaria brizantha cv...
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