TY  - JOUR
T1  - Carcass Merits, Chemical Composition and Physical Properties of Beef under Unconventional Fattening Regimen
AU - Sami, A.S. AU - K. El-Asheeri, Amal AU - Radwan, M.A. 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 11
IS  - 20
SP  - 3732
EP  - 3737
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2012.3732.3737
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2012.3732.3737
KW  - Carcass
KW  -silage
KW  -chemical
KW  -physical
KW  -meat
AB  - This study aimed at studying the effect of replacing concentrates 
  with corn silage on the carcass and meat quality traits of fattening calves. 
  Twenty four calves of Egyptian Baladi cattle (local breed), 1 year of age and 
  initially weighed 245±2.46 kg were randomly assigned to three equal groups 
  (n = 8 each); Control (C) group that fed Concentrate Feed Mixture (CFM) and 
  rice straw, the second and the third groups were fed CFM and corn silage at 
  ratio of 50:50 (T1) and 25:75 (T2), respectively. After 7 months, five animals 
  per each group were randomly selected for slaughtering. No significant differences 
  among the three groups of carcass merits regarding the proportion of fore and 
  hind quarters, eye muscle area, physical components of best ribs and meat/bone 
  ratio. Also, lean contents of protein, intramuscular fat, moisture and collagen 
  did not significantly differ. Shear force values, cooking loss percentage, expressible 
  fluid percentage, color and pH after 3 and 24 h were not affected by silage 
  replacements. This study indicated that utilizing corn silage instead of concentrate 
  fed mixture either by 50 or 75% in the fattening ration of Baladi calves did 
  not adversely affected the carcass and meat quality merits. These results may 
  allow beef producers to produce meat with the same quality, low costs and consequently 
  low prices compared to the existing traditional beef production systems.
ER  -