Substituição do milho por casca de soja em dietas de alta proporção de concentrado para novilhas nelore abatidas com diferentes pesos

• Ano de defesa: 2013
• Autor(a) principal: Rezende, Pedro Leonardo de Paula
• Orientador(a): Restle, João
• Banca de defesa: Restle, João, Miotto, Fabrícia Rocha Chaves, Miyagi, Eliane Sayuri, Moreira, Paulo César, Prado, Cristiano Sales
• Tipo de documento: Tese
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• dARK ID: ark:/38995/0013000002hrk
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal de Goiás
• Programa de Pós-Graduação: Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciência Animal (EVZ)
• Departamento: Escola de Veterinária e Zootecnia - EVZ (RG)
• País: Brasil
• Palavras-chave em Português: Peso de abate; Características da carcaça; Co-produtos; Conversão alimentar; Ganho em peso; Marmoreio da carne
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: Slaughter weight; Carcass characteristics; Co-products; Feed conversion; Weight gain; Marbling of meat
• Área do conhecimento CNPq: ZOOTECNIA::NUTRICAO E ALIMENTACAO ANIMAL
• Link de acesso: http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/tede/handle/tede/3799

We studied the effect of substitution of 0, 33, 66 and 100% of ground corn (GC) by soybean hulls (SH) in diet’s concentrate portion of 144 Nellore heifers of 24 to 30 months of age and 263.40 + 13.90 kg of body weight in beginning of feedlot and slaughtered at different weights (<340, 340-370, 370-400 and >400 kg). There was no significant interaction between levels of substitution of GC by SH and slaughter weight classes being these effects studied separately. Diets were composed of 90 % concentrate and 10 % corn silage. The experimental period was 112 days, including the period of adaptation. The dry matter intake was not altered by substitution of GC by SH with mean values of 2.51 % of body weight. The substitution level of GC by SH resulted in a linear increase in NDF intake (1.08, 2.03, 2.92 and 3.78 kg/day) and reduced consumption of NDT (5.78, 5 16, 5.03 and 5.12 kg/day) with the addition of 0, 33, 66 and 100 % of GC by SH substitution, respectively. The average daily weight gain decreased linearly (1.24, 1.11, 1.02 and 0.89 kg / day), while feed conversion increased (6.20, 7.08, 7.77 and 8.67 kg DM intake/kg ADG) for the levels of 0, 33, 66 and 100% SH in the diet, respectively. The body condition score was not influenced by levels of substitution of GC by SH presenting mean values of 3.51 points. The body measurements were not affected by treatments, both on the back as the withers, with mean values of 138.5 and 133.25 cm, respectively. Measures of thorax perimeter and body length decreased linearly with the inclusion of SH levels. The slaughter weight decreased linearly with values of 383.52, 374.71, 363.25 and 366.27 kg for levels of 0, 33, 66 and 100 % replacement of GC for SH, respectively, however the hot carcass weight or cold were not affected by the replacement of GC by SH and showed average values of 203.52 and 199.25 kg, respectively. There was no effect of dietary treatment on hot carcass yield showing mean values of 54.92 %. The conformation of the carcasses was not affected by the replacement of GC by SH, with average values of 9.16 points. The subcutaneous fat thickness and loin eye area were not affected by dietary treatments and showed mean values of 5.3 mm and 53.08 cm2, respectively. The yields of primary carcass cut (front, special needle and side cut) were not affected by SH inclusion levels and showed average values of 36.52, 51.72 and 11.55%, respectively. The objective measurements of carcass were not affected by replacement levels of GC by SH. It was found linear effect of treatments on the compactness of carcasses showing average values of 1.56, 1.57, 1.51 and 1.45 cm/kg of cold carcass, to replacing levels of 0, 33, 66 and 100% of SH, respectively. The color and texture of meat were not influenced by dietary treatments and showed average values of 3.30 and 3.19 points, respectively. The marbling of the meat was not influenced by the substitution of GC by SH presenting mean values 8.56 points, with amplitude values between 2 and 17 points. The elevation of slaughter weight resulted in increased weights of hot and cold carcass. Animals slaughtered with weight >400kg had hot carcass yield of 52.76 %, lower than the group of 370-400 kg (56.55 %). The subcutaneous fat thickness was not affected by slaughter weight in any of the expression forms of this variable, with mean values of 5.26 mm and 2.67% of the cold carcass weight. The loin eye area increased with the increase of slaughter weight, and the correlation between these variables was 0.62 (P=0.001), however, when this variable was expressed to 100 kg cold carcass this difference disappeared, with average scores of 26,72 cm2 for each 100 kg of cold carcass. The animals slaughtered with weight >400kg showed better conformation (9.79 points) compared to the other weight classes did not differ among themselves. There was a significant effect of slaughter weight on the carcasses length, arm perimeter and cushion thickness which increased 5.9, 2.3 and 3.12 cm, respectively, amounted to slaughter weight of <340 to >400 kg. Animals slaughtered with weight >400kg had higher carcass compactness compared to the other treatments (1.65 cm long/ kg of cold carcass weight). The absolute weights of primary cuts of the carcass increased with the slaughter weight, however to adjust the weights of the front and rear to 100 kg of cold carcass, this difference disappeared, with values of 36.59 and 51.99%, respectively. The color and texture of the meat were not influenced by slaughter weights showing average values of 3.28 and 3.19 points, respectively. The marbling of the meat was lower in the group of animals slaughtered weighing less than 340 kg compared to the other weight classes did not differ among themselves. It was concluded which although not influence the main carcass characteristics, the replace of ground corn by soybean hulls in high concentrate diets is not efficient because has depressing effect on the productive performance, notably weight gain and feed conversion. Feedlot Nellore heifers must not be slaughtered weighing less than 340 kg because they have lower carcass weight and less marbling of the meat.