Abstract
The objective of this project is to evaluate different nutritional protocols including high-moisture corn, rumen-protected fat, zinc and organic chromium in the diets of feedlot Nellore cattle, ranked by estimated progeny difference (EPD) as high and low marbling on meat quality. In this project, it will be used 132 18-mo-old Nellore bulls (380 kg), which will be blocked by EPD and by ini…