%0 Journal Article
	%A V. Endo and  A.G. Silva Sobrinho and  N.L.L. Lima and  G.M. Manzi and  L.G.A. Cirne and  V.T. Santana and  F.A. Almeida
	%D 2012
	%J International Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
	%B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
	%I Open Science Index 67, 2012
	%T Muscularity and Leg Tissue Composition of Lambs Fed with Hydrolyzed Sugarcane
	%U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10264
	%V 67
	%X This study aimed to evaluate the muscularity and tissue composition of 24 legs of Ile de France lambs. They were fed with diets containing “in nature" or hydrolyzed sugarcane with 0.6% of calcium oxide in aerobic and anaerobic environments. Animals entered the trial at 15 and were slaughtered at 32 kg of body weight. The leg tissue composition, as well as muscularity (0.47), muscle:bone (6.66) and muscle:fat (4.25) were not affected (P>0.05) by treatments. The proportions found were: 67.62% for muscle, 17.52% for bone and 10.15% for fat. In relation to lambs fed with “in nature" sugarcane, hydrolyzed sugarcane with calcium oxide in aerobic and anaerobic environments did not affect muscularity and leg tissue composition of lambs.

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