Comparison of fattening performance of limousine, charolais, angus and hereford breed bulls
<b>Aim:</b> This research was conducted to compare the fattening performances of Limousine, Charolais, Angus and Hereford breed calves imported to Turkey.<p> <b>Materials and Methods:</b> A total of 200 male fattening calves, aged 10-12 months were used as animal materi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Selcuk University Press
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| Series: | Eurasian Journal of Veterinary Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://eurasianjvetsci.org/pdf.php3?id=1250 |
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| Summary: | <b>Aim:</b> This research was conducted to compare the fattening
performances of Limousine, Charolais, Angus and Hereford
breed calves imported to Turkey.<p>
<b>Materials and Methods:</b> A total of 200 male fattening calves,
aged 10-12 months were used as animal material. The
calves were fed ad libitum for 24 weeks of fattening. During
the first 12 weeks of fattening, the animals were given fattening
development feed with 14.26% crude protein (CP) and
2637 kcal / kg metabolic energy (ME) and in the last 12 weeks,
they were given fattening completion feed with 14.11%
CP and 2744 kcal / kg ME. The fattening period was completed
on the 168th day of the study (24 weeks).<p>
<b>Results:</b> Significant differences were observed among groups
in terms of live weight, growth rate and feed consumption.
Although the Charolais had the lowest weight at the
beginning of the fattening, they reached the highest weight
gain with the highest daily live weight at the end. A similar
relationship was observed between the Charolais and Herefords
in terms of growth performance.<p>
<b>Conclusion:</b> In this study, it can be concluded that Charolais
and Hereford breed calves would be more profitable than
others to be imported to Turkey for fattening. On the other
hand, to get more accurate results, more research needs to be
done about cattle breeds imported to Turkey. |
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| ISSN: | 1309-6958 2146-1953 |