Crossbred lambs were grown under different production systems (unshaded, moderate shading, intense shading) and were submitted to a feedlot finishing period where the performance, efficiency, carcass characteristics, and meat characteristics were evaluated. The dry matter intake was similar among treatments as well as the daily gain and feed efficiency. Hot and cold carcass weights, their dressing percentages, initial and final carcass temperature and pH, as well as initial and final color of meat were unaffected by treatments. In conclusion, the silvopastoral system used during the growing phase neither improved feedlot performance, feed efficiency, nor carcass and meat characteristics of crossbred lambs.
338KAT; and 46, 91, and 89 for TX STC at 0700, 1300, and 1700 h, respectively [SEM 6.1]). In conclusion, RT of STC was low at all times compared with DOR and KAT, even with lower RR. There appeared to be considerable adaptation from wk 1 to 2 during the 2 highest HLI periods via evening respiration. Region effects varied with breed, such as relatively high RR by STC from the NW to maintain low RT, lower RR of DOR from the SE than other regions, and a smaller difference among times in RR of KAT from TX.
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