
The objective of the experiment was to study the body factors related to the variation of dressing percentage in castrated males or non-pregnant females, slaughtered at fourteen months of age. The animals were finished with energetic supplementation on cultivated pasture. Twelve contemporary animals of each sex were used, all crossbred Nellore (3/8) x Hereford (5/8) from the same herd. Farm live weight, slaughterhouse live weight and hot carcass weight were superior in males, being 365.8; 350.4 and 203.4 kg, respectively, while the females showed 310.3; 294.5; and 168.6 kg, in the same order. Males also showed higher hot carcass dressing percentage in relation to farm live weight (55.6 vs 54.4%) and in relation to slaughterhouse weight (58.1 vs 57.2%) than females. The lower female dressing percentage was a result of the higher hide (9.03 vs 7.96%), inguinal fat in the udder of heifers or cod fat of steers (1.02 vs .67%), full digestive tract (19.35 vs 16.84%), empty rumen plus reticulum (2.34 vs 1.91%) and empty intestine (2.54 vs 2.11%) percentages. There was no significant difference between sexes in heart, liver, lungs, kidneys and spleen percentages, being, respectively, 0.40, 0.93, 1.01, 0.22 and 0.35% in males and 0.41, 0.98, 1.02, 0.22 and 0.30% in females, cited in the same order.<br /><br />KEY WORDS: braford, hide, organs, rumen, sex.<br /> Este trabalho teve como objetivo estudar os fatores corporais envolvidos na variação do rendimento de carcaça em machos castrados ou fêmeas não prenhes, abatidos aos quatorze meses de idade. Os animais foram terminados com suplementação energética sobre pastagem cultivada. Utilizaram-se doze animais de cada sexo, mestiços Nelore (3/8) x Hereford (5/8), contemporâneos do mesmo rebanho. Os pesos de fazenda, de frigorífico e de carcaça quente foram superiores nos machos, sendo de 365,8; 350,4 e 203,4 kg, respectivamente, enquanto as fêmeas apresentaram 310,3; 294,5; e 168,6 kg, citados na mesma ordem. Bovinos machos também apresentaram maiores rendimentos de carcaça quente em relação ao peso de fazenda (55,6 vs 54,4%) e em relação ao peso de frigorífico (58,1 vs 57,2%) do que as fêmeas. O menor rendimento de carcaça das fêmeas deveu-se ao maior percentual de couro (9,03 vs 7,96%), gordura inguinal, junto ao úbere das fêmeas ou à capadura dos machos (1,02 vs 0,67%), trato digestivo cheio (19,35% vs 16,84%), rúmen mais retículo vazios (2,34 vs 1,91%) e intestino vazio (2,54% vs 2,11%). Não houve diferença significativa entre sexos nos percentuais de coração, fígado, pulmões, rins e baço, sendo, respectivamente, 0,40%, 0,93%, 1,01%, 0,22% e 0,35% nos machos e 0,41%, 0,98%, 1,02%, 0,22% e 0,30% nas fêmeas, citados na mesma ordem.<br /><br />PALAVRAS-CHAVES: Braford, couro, órgãos, rúmen, sexo.<br /><br />
S, Braford, couro, órgãos, rúmen, sexo, Agriculture, SF1-1100, Animal culture
S, Braford, couro, órgãos, rúmen, sexo, Agriculture, SF1-1100, Animal culture
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