Research Article
Effect of 2,4-Thiazolidinedione on Limousin Cattle Growth and on Muscle and Adipose Tissue Metabolism
Table 1
Productive parameters in Limousin bulls with 2,4-Thiazolidinedione (TZD) (T) versus Control (C) animals.
| | Variables | Control | 2,4-TZD |
| | Initial weight (kg) | 317 ± 45.5 | 308 ± 48.2 | | Final weight (kg) | 517 ± 13.3 | 516 ± 11.8 | | Days at feedlot | 136 ± 34.5 | 152 ± 41.8 | | Daily weight gain (DWG) (kg) | 1.479 ± 0.2 | 1.407 ± 0.1 | | Liveweight (kg) | 515 ± 13.9 | 514 ± 11.1 | | Carcass weight (kg) | 324 ± 8.6 | 317 ± 9.2 | | Carcass yield (%) | 63 ± 1.3 | 62 ± 1.3 | | Fat thickness (cm) | 0.3 ± 0.2 | 0.4 ± 0.2 | Longissimus dorsi muscle (LM)
rib-eye area (cm2) | 104 ± 29.4 | 114 ± 20.5 |
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No differences were found (P > 0.05).
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