mined by a digital temperature probe (AD14TH,. Ama-Digit, Kreuzwertheim, Germany). Then they were removed and immediately cut into approxi- mately 2 Ã 2 ...
Original Paper
Czech J. Anim. Sci., 57, 2012 (1): 34–43
Growth performance, carcass traits and meat quality of bulls and heifers slaughtered at different ages D. Bureš, L. Bartoň Cattle Breeding Department, Institute of Animal Science, Prague-Uhříněves, Czech Republic ABSTRACT: The effects of sex and slaughter age on growth, feed intake, carcass composition and meat quality attributes of musculus longissimus lumborum were investigated in Charolais × Simmental bulls (n = 12) and heifers (n = 12) reared and finished under identical management conditions. The animals entered the experiment at similar age (251 days) and were slaughtered at 14 or 18 months of age. Bulls gained more rapidly (P < 0.001), consumed more dry matter daily (P < 0.05), and had a higher killing-out proportion (P
