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The technique of ultrasound is a noninvasive method performed in vivo. The technology has been used to measure carcass traits as longissimus muscle area (LMA), subcutaneous fat and marbling. It allows accurate data measures with no animal slaughter and a greater number of animals evaluated in a period, resulting in economic benefit. Some technicians recommend the use of the relation between longissimus muscle height and width as a better indicator trait of retail beef yield than LMA itself. The purpose of this study was to calculate the ratio between longissimus muscle height and width (RATIO) in order to estimate the simple correlation between RATIO, obtained in vivo, and dressing percentage (DP%), retail beef yield expressed in kg (YIELD_kg) and percentage of retail beef yield (YIELD_%), obtained after slaughter. A total of 116 Nellore bulls born between 2006 and 2009, with an average age and weight of 18 ± 1.10 months and 437 ± 60 kg at slaughter, which were raised and finished at Centro APTA Bovinos de Corte, Sertãozinho, São Paulo, Brazil, were used. Among 116 animals, 33 were slaughtered in 2008, 34 in 2009, 25 in 2010 and 24 in 2011. Before slaughter images were obtained by ultrasound between the 12th and 13th ribs, transversely over the longissimus muscle with immobilized animals in containment chamber, using the ultrasound machine Pie Medical 401347 - Aquila (Esaote Eu
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The technique of ultrasound is a noninvasive method performed in vivo. The technology has been used to measure carcass traits as longissimus muscle area (LMA), subcutaneous fat and marbling. It allows accurate data measures with no animal slaughter and a greater number of animals evaluated in a period, resulting in economic benefit. Some technicians recommend the use of the relation between longissimus muscle height and width as a better indicator trait of retail beef yield than LMA itself. The purpose of this study was to calculate the ratio between longissimus muscle height and width (RATIO) in order to estimate the simple correlation between RATIO, obtained in vivo, and dressing percentage (DP%), retail beef yield expressed in kg (YIELD_kg) and percentage of retail beef yield (YIELD_%), obtained after slaughter. A total of 116 Nellore bulls born between 2006 and 2009, with an average age and weight of 18 ± 1.10 months and 437 ± 60 kg at slaughter, which were raised and finished at Centro APTA Bovinos de Corte, Sertãozinho, São Paulo, Brazil, were used. Among 116 animals, 33 were slaughtered in 2008, 34 in 2009, 25 in 2010 and 24 in 2011. Before slaughter images were obtained by ultrasound between the 12th and 13th ribs, transversely over the longissimus muscle with immobilized animals in containment chamber, using the ultrasound machine Pie Medical 401347 - Aquila (Esaote Eu
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The reactivity is an important behavioral trait that is directly linked to the economic characteristics of beef. Less reactive animals have better performance and efficiency, thus, this study aimed to evaluate the influence of reactivity in the animals´ classification for residual feed intake (RFI). The study was conducted at Centro APTA Bovinos de Corte Instituto de Zootecnia -Sertãozinho/SP. Sixty males belonging to the Traditional Nelore herd were classified into high (> mean + 0.5 SD, n = 21), medium (±0.5 SD from mean, n = 20) and low RFI ( mean - 0.5 SD, n = 19) . The animals had, on average, 256 kg and 264 days, respectively, for weight and age. They were housed in individual pens for 112 days, being 28 for adaptation to facilities and diet and 84 days for data collection. The diet was composed by Brachiaria hay, corn, cottonseed meal and mineral supplement and was offered to the animals twice a day, with ad libitum access to diet and water. The RFI was calculated as the difference between observed and predicted intake by a multiple regression equation, which considers the average daily gain and metabolic body weight. To measure the temperament, blood samples were collected from the animals´ jugular vein and analyzed to quantify serum levels of cortisol. The composite score (CS) was done by a trained observer, giving scores from 1 to 5 for the general movement of
O artigo não apresenta resumo em português.
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The reactivity is an important behavioral trait that is directly linked to the economic characteristics of beef. Less reactive animals have better performance and efficiency, thus, this study aimed to evaluate the influence of reactivity in the animals´ classification for residual feed intake (RFI). The study was conducted at Centro APTA Bovinos de Corte Instituto de Zootecnia -Sertãozinho/SP. Sixty males belonging to the Traditional Nelore herd were classified into high (> mean + 0.5 SD, n = 21), medium (±0.5 SD from mean, n = 20) and low RFI ( mean - 0.5 SD, n = 19) . The animals had, on average, 256 kg and 264 days, respectively, for weight and age. They were housed in individual pens for 112 days, being 28 for adaptation to facilities and diet and 84 days for data collection. The diet was composed by Brachiaria hay, corn, cottonseed meal and mineral supplement and was offered to the animals twice a day, with ad libitum access to diet and water. The RFI was calculated as the difference between observed and predicted intake by a multiple regression equation, which considers the average daily gain and metabolic body weight. To measure the temperament, blood samples were collected from the animals´ jugular vein and analyzed to quantify serum levels of cortisol. The composite score (CS) was done by a trained observer, giving scores from 1 to 5 for the general movement of
O artigo não apresenta resumo em português.