Performance and carcass quality of animals finishing in feedlot from the crossing of beef cattle breeds and milk
Termination, Crossbreeding, Milk and beef cattle breeds, weight gain, performance
The objective of the project was to evaluate the performance and carcass quality of animals from the crossbreeding of dairy cattle with breeds. The experiment was carried out on the property of the Campioni family, located in the municipality of Capinzal, SC. Twenty-two finishing animals from four types of crosses were evaluated: one Dutch female with Simental (HS), one Dutch male with Charolais (HC), nine female and 10 male (whole or castrated) Dutch with Red Angus (HR ) and a Dutch male with Dutch (HH). These animals were fed a feed-based diet consisting of milled corn, soybean meal, soybean husks, mineral nucleus and corn silage, with a proportion of voluminous: concentrate, being fed 6 kg of feed per animal, two times a day. The mean daily gain of live weight, feed intake, carcass yield, loin eye area, subcutaneous fat measurement and carcass typification were evaluated. The animals were slaughtered on 10/10/2018 at Frigorífico Bazzotti (Fribaz), located in Erval Velho, SC. The initial weight evaluated on 05/05/2018 was 342 kg (HS), 295 kg (HC), 370 kg (HH), 337 kg (HR females), 319.5 kg (HR males). The final weight evaluated on 10/10/2018 was 510kg (HS), 450kg (HC), 510kg (HH), 505kg (HR females), 496kg (HR males). For the average daily gain, the animals were weighed every 30 days, average daily gain was 1.070kg for the HS group, 0.987kg for the HC, 1.050kg for the HH, and 1.127kg for the female group HR and 1.072 kg for the HR male group. The initial results demonstrate the feasibility of using animals from the crossing of beef cattle breeds and milk for economic production of quality carcass.