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Quantitative and qualitative traits of carcass and meat of goats fed diets with cactus meal replacing corn

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of the carcass and meat of goats fed diets containing cactus meal (pectin source) replacing corn (starch source). Twenty-eight goats with an average initial weight of 16 ± 2.02 kg were confined in a completely randomized design with four treatments (the replacement levels of 0, 330, 660, and 1000 g kg−1 of dry matter) and seven replicates. The productive performance of the animals was not affected by the replacement of corn by cactus meal. The carcass commercial yield and the dressing percentage decreased with the addition of cactus meal levels in the diets. The commercial cuts, however, especially prime cuts like hind limbs and loin, were not changed by the use of cactus meal. Muscle:bone and fat:bone ratios and muscularity index of hind limbs were influenced by the substitution. The protein and ash contents of the longissimus lumborum muscle decreased while cholesterol levels increased with the presence of cactus meal. Sensory traits of goats’ meat fed cactus meal in the diets were not affected. The substitution of corn for cactus meal reduced carcass yield but did not change the yield of commercial cuts or the qualitative characteristics of the meat.

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  1. Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, 40170-100, Brazil

    F. A. Oliveira, G. G. P. Carvalho, D. Y. C. Assis, R. J. F. Oliveira, C. O. Nascimento, M. S. L. Tosto, D. S. Pina, A. V. Santos & C. E. Eiras

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  3. State University of Santa Cruz, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil

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This study was conducted in strict compliance with the Brazilian legislation for research and experimentation with animals and was approved by the Committee of Ethics in the Use of Animals of the Federal University of Bahia, located in Salvador, BA, Brazil (no. 19/2015).

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Oliveira, F.A., Carvalho, G.G.P., Assis, D.Y.C. et al. Quantitative and qualitative traits of carcass and meat of goats fed diets with cactus meal replacing corn. Trop Anim Health Prod 51, 589–598 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-018-1733-1

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