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CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS
Both implant regimens are comparable in their eects on the
fattening performance and commercially important carcass traits
of grassfed bulls. The main limitation of the present study was the
absence of a control (non-implanted) group to quantify the eects
of the two implant regimes on the response variables under study.
Strategic supplementation proves to be a feasible practice to adopt
in low-plains pastures to improve the fattening performance of
bulls, but its impact on the overall quality of the carcass is expected
to be marginal. From bulls thus implanted and supplemented, one
can only expect very lean carcasses with high potential for cutout
performance, but value adding will be extremely dicult if a yield
grading system is not in place.
FUNDING
This research was funded by the Fondo Nacional de Ciencia,
Innovación y Tecnología (FONACIT) de Venezuela and the Consejo
de Desarrollo Cientíco y Humanístico de la Universidad del Zulia
(CONDES-LUZ).
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The authors thank the sta of Hato Santa Luisa Co. for their
support during the experimental trial and Matadero Centro-
Occidental (MINCO) for their valuable assistance during cattle
harvesting and carcass evaluation.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare no conict of interest.
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