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| Author(s): |
Saulo da Luz e Silva
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Pirassununga. , gráficos, ilustrações, tabelas. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Zootecnica e Engenharia de Alimentos (FZE/BT) |
| Defense date: | 2002-02-07 |
| Examining board members: |
Paulo Roberto Leme;
Mario de Beni Arrigoni;
Albino Luchiari Filho
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| Advisor: | Paulo Roberto Leme |
| Field of knowledge: | Agronomical Sciences - Animal Husbandry |
| Indexed in: | Banco de Dados Bibliográficos da USP-DEDALUS; Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações - USP |
| Location: | Universidade de São Paulo. Biblioteca da Faculdade de Zootecnia e Engenharia de Alimentos; FZEA/T.538 |
| Abstract | |
The objective of this experiment was to evaluate trough ultrasonography the carcass characteristics of 48 young bulls (24 Brangus and 24 Nellore), fed diets with four energy levels(20, 40, 60 and 80% of concentrate) in pens with Calan gates. The Piemedical Scanner 200 ultrasound with a linear transductor of 18 cm and 3,5 MHz was utilized, and the measurements taken at 28 days intervals of the rib eye area (AOLU) and subcutaneous fat thickness (EGSU) between the 12 th and 13 th ribs and also over the Biceps femoris muscle (EGPU). After 142 days on feed all the animals were slaughtered and the hot carcass weight (PCQ) was taken and the carcass dressing percentage (RC) calculated. After 24 hours of chilling the carcasses were separated between the 12 th and 13 th ribs and the rib eye area (AOLC) and fat thickness (EGSC) measured directly. The correlations between ultra-sound and carcass measurements were 0,83 for AOLU and AOLC and 0.86 for EGSU and EGSC. The Brangus bulls showed better performance with 60% concentrate diets and the Nellore with 40% concentrate diets. Regression equations using live weight (PV), AOLU, EGSU and EGPU explained 71% of the variation in the PCQ when measured 142 days before slaughter and 97% immediately before slaughter for the Brangus bulls. For the Nellore bulls the equations explained 50% in the first measurement and 96% the day before slaughter. The equations to estimate RC using the same ultrasound measurements explained 50 and 96% and 15 and 21% of the variation when taken 142 days before or in the day before slaughter for the Brangus and Nellore, respectively. To estimate a determined endpoint the PV, AOLU, EGSU and EGPU explained 20% of the variation when the data was taken in the beginning of the feeding period and increased up to 73 when the data were taken just before slaughter. The ultrasound measurements showed good accuracy and could be used to estimate differences among cattle groups, but equations to estimate RC and determined endpoint need further studies. (AU) | |