Title:	Relationships between residual feed intake and feedlot performance, profitability, and carcass traits in Brahman cattle.
Authors:	FAVERO, R. MIZUBUTI, I. Y. GOMES, R. da C. RIBEIRO, E. L. A. PEREIRA, E. S. PRADO-CALIXTO, O. P. P. MASSARO JÚNIOR, F. L. SANTOS, A. P. S.
Affiliation:	RICARDO FAVERLO, Universidade Estadual de Londrina - UEL; IVONE YURIKA MIZUBUTI, Universidade Estadual de Londrina - UEL; RODRIGO DA COSTA GOMES, CNPGC; EDSON LUIZ AZAMBUJA RIBEIRO, Universidade Estadual de Londrina - UEL; ELSANIA SALES PEREIRA, Universidade Federal do Ceará - UFC; ODIMARI P. P. PRADO-CALIXTO, Universidade Estadual de Londrina - UEL; Fernando L. Massaro Júnior, Universidade Estadual de Londrina - UEL; Universidade Federal de Uberlândia - UFU.
Date Issued:	2018
Citation:	Arquivo Brasileiro Medicina Veterinária Zootecnia, v. 70, n. 2, p .525-534, 2018
Description:	The present study aimed to evaluate the feedlot performance, profitability and carcass traits of Brahman bulls classified according to the residual feed intake (RFI). Twenty-four bulls (19-month old, 370±34kg live weight) were housed in individual pens for 54 days and had the daily feed intake (observed dry matter intake, DMIobs; DMI % live weight, LW) and average daily gain (ADG) measured. Ultrasound carcass evaluations were performed at the initial and final weighings, when measurements were taken of Longissimus dorsi area, ratio, Longissimus and Biceps femoris fat thickness. The animals were ranked and divided into high (>+0.5 standard deviation; SD), medium (between ±0.5 SD from the mean), and low (<-0.5 SD) RFI groups. Low-RFI animals had lower DMIobs (P<0.10) and DMI % LW (P<0.05). No significant differences in initial and final weight or ADG were noticed (P>0.05). Low-RFI animals showed lower weight gain cost and higher daily profit (P<0.05). Carcass traits were similar between groups, regardless of evaluation date (P>0.05). Selection for RFI lead to animals with lower feed intake without affecting weight gain or carcass traits, thereby providing increased profitability for beef cattle farming.
NAL Thesaurus:	Phenotype Zebu
Keywords:	Feed conversion ratio Musculature
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CNPGC)