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Performance, Carcass Traits and Meat Quality of Crossbred Lambs Fed Whole Cottonseed Levels

Rosana Ruegger CorteDepartment of Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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Gabriela AferriPole Midwest, São Paulo Agency for Agribusiness Technology, Jaú, Brazil
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Angélica Simone Cravo PereiraDepartment of Nutrition and Animal Production, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, Brazil
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Saulo Luz e SilvaDepartment of Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, Brazil
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Domingos Marcelo Cenachi PesciVeterinarian Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Poços de Caldas, Brazil
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Paulo Roberto LemeDepartment of Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, Brazil
Article: 3685 | Received 02 Oct 2014, Accepted 14 Sep 2015, Published online: 14 Mar 2016

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