The Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia (RBZ) is a publication dedicated to the broad field of Animal Science. We publish high-quality, original scientific research that spans across diverse areas within the discipline. The scope of RBZ encompasses a wide range of topics, including aquaculture, biometeorology and animal welfare, forage crops and grasslands, animal and forage plants breeding and genetics, animal reproduction, ruminant and non-ruminant nutrition, meat science and muscle biology, precision livestock, and animal production systems and agribusiness.
The Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia (RBZ) is a publication dedicated to the broad field of Animal Science. We publish high-quality, original scientific research that spans across diverse areas within the discipline. The scope of RBZ encompasses a wide range of topics, including aquaculture, biometeorology and animal welfare, forage crops and grasslands, animal and forage plants breeding and genetics, animal reproduction, ruminant and non-ruminant nutrition, meat science and muscle biology, precision livestock, and animal production systems and agribusiness.
The Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia (RBZ) is a publication dedicated to the broad field of Animal Science. We publish high-quality, original scientific research that spans across diverse areas within the discipline. The scope of RBZ encompasses a wide range of topics, including aquaculture, biometeorology and animal welfare, forage crops and grasslands, animal and forage plants breeding and genetics, animal reproduction, ruminant and non-ruminant nutrition, meat science and muscle biology, precision livestock, and animal production systems and agribusiness.
The objective of this work was to evaluate the influence of using silk flower hay replacing corn and soybean meal on physical-chemical and sensorial traits of lamb meat. It was used 32 intact Morada Nova male lambs (12.7 ± 2 kg initial body weigth) on feedlot system, distributed in a completely randomized design with four levels (0, 15, 30 and 45% on dry matter basis). The use of silk flower hay in the diet influenced quality of meat and carcass, leg weight, tissue composition, moisture, juiciness and flavor. Replacing corn (26.67%) and soybean (3.33%) with silk flower hay does not affect the tissue composition, ratios and muscularity index of leg and physical-chemical parameters of semimembranosus muscle of Morada Nova lambs.
Meat quality of lambs fed silk flower hay (Calotropis procera SW) in the diet
Costa,Roberto Germano and Silva,Nelson Vieira da and Azevedo,Paulo Sérgio de and Medeiros,Ariosvaldo Nunes de and Carvalho,Francisco Fernando Ramos de and Queiroga,Rita de Cássia Ramos do Egypto and Medeiros,Geovergue Rodrigues de. Meat quality of lambs fed silk flower hay (Calotropis procera SW) in the diet. R. Bras. Zootec. [online]. 2011, vol.40, 6, [cited 2026-04-24], pp.1266-1271. Available from: <https://rbz.org.br/article/meat-quality-of-lambs-fed-silk-flower-hay-calotropis-procera-sw-in-the-diet/>. ISSN 1516-3598. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982011000600015.
Costa,Roberto Germano; Silva,Nelson Vieira da; Azevedo,Paulo Sérgio de; Medeiros,Ariosvaldo Nunes de; Carvalho,Francisco Fernando Ramos de; Queiroga,Rita de Cássia Ramos do Egypto; Medeiros,Geovergue Rodrigues de. Meat quality of lambs fed silk flower hay (Calotropis procera SW) in the diet. R. Bras. Zootec., v.40, 6, p. 1266-1271. Jun. 2011. Available from: <https://rbz.org.br/article/meat-quality-of-lambs-fed-silk-flower-hay-calotropis-procera-sw-in-the-diet/>. acess on 24 Apr. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982011000600015.
Costa,Roberto Germano, & Silva,Nelson Vieira da, & Azevedo,Paulo Sérgio de, & Medeiros,Ariosvaldo Nunes de, & Carvalho,Francisco Fernando Ramos de, & Queiroga,Rita de Cássia Ramos do Egypto, & Medeiros,Geovergue Rodrigues de. (2011). Meat quality of lambs fed silk flower hay (Calotropis procera SW) in the diet. R. Bras. Zootec., 40(6) , 1266-1271. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982011000600015.
CostaRoberto Germano, SilvaNelson Vieira da, AzevedoPaulo Sérgio de, MedeirosAriosvaldo Nunes de, CarvalhoFrancisco Fernando Ramos de, QueirogaRita de Cássia Ramos do Egypto, MedeirosGeovergue Rodrigues de. Meat quality of lambs fed silk flower hay (Calotropis procera SW) in the diet. R. Bras. Zootec. [Internet]. 2011 Jun [cited 2026 Apr 24]; 40(6): 1266-1271. Available from: https://rbz.org.br/article/meat-quality-of-lambs-fed-silk-flower-hay-calotropis-procera-sw-in-the-diet/. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982011000600015.
Figure 6
Mean values of the leaf/stem ratio of elephant grass genotypes during the dry season.
