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.
Thirty-two non castrated Mediterranean male buffaloes were used, being divided into five groups (categories). One group was randomly assigned to immediate slaughter, four groups were fully fed with ration containing 70% of concentrate, dry matter basis until reaching the slaughter weights of 450, 480, 510 and 540 kg. Regression equations of log content of carcass and their tissues (muscle, adipose tissue and bone) were adopted as a function of log empty-body-weight. Carcass presented positive allometry value close to 1, reflecting development proportionally equal to the empty-body-weight. Deriving the equations above, the prediction equations of body components in the body gain of 1 kg of the empty-body-weight were obtained. In the carcass, the adipose tissue presented late growth while bone and muscular tissues developed in an earlier age.
Relative growth and gain composition of carcass tissues from young Mediterranean buffaloes slaughtered at different weights
Santos,Taís Aline Bregion dos and Jorge,André Mendes and Andrighetto,Cristiana and Francisco,Caroline de Lima and Vilela,Letícia Colares and Pardo,Renata Bonini. Relative growth and gain composition of carcass tissues from young Mediterranean buffaloes slaughtered at different weights. R. Bras. Zootec. [online]. 2009, vol.38, 2, [cited 2026-04-23], pp.361-365. Available from: <https://rbz.org.br/article/relative-growth-and-gain-composition-of-carcass-tissues-from-young-mediterranean-buffaloes-slaughtered-at-different-weights/>. ISSN 1516-3598. http://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982009000200020.
Santos,Taís Aline Bregion dos; Jorge,André Mendes; Andrighetto,Cristiana; Francisco,Caroline de Lima; Vilela,Letícia Colares; Pardo,Renata Bonini. Relative growth and gain composition of carcass tissues from young Mediterranean buffaloes slaughtered at different weights. R. Bras. Zootec., v.38, 2, p. 361-365. Feb. 2009. Available from: <https://rbz.org.br/article/relative-growth-and-gain-composition-of-carcass-tissues-from-young-mediterranean-buffaloes-slaughtered-at-different-weights/>. acess on 23 Apr. 2026. http://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982009000200020.
Santos,Taís Aline Bregion dos, & Jorge,André Mendes, & Andrighetto,Cristiana, & Francisco,Caroline de Lima, & Vilela,Letícia Colares, & Pardo,Renata Bonini. (2009). Relative growth and gain composition of carcass tissues from young Mediterranean buffaloes slaughtered at different weights. R. Bras. Zootec., 38(2) , 361-365. http://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982009000200020.
SantosTaís Aline Bregion dos, JorgeAndré Mendes, AndrighettoCristiana, FranciscoCaroline de Lima, VilelaLetícia Colares, PardoRenata Bonini. Relative growth and gain composition of carcass tissues from young Mediterranean buffaloes slaughtered at different weights. R. Bras. Zootec. [Internet]. 2009 Feb [cited 2026 Apr 23]; 38(2): 361-365. Available from: https://rbz.org.br/article/relative-growth-and-gain-composition-of-carcass-tissues-from-young-mediterranean-buffaloes-slaughtered-at-different-weights/. http://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982009000200020.
Figure 6
Differential abundance for the species Faecalibacterium prausnitzii (A) and Megamonas funiformis (B).
