Constituintes corporais de cordeiros meio sangue Dorper e Santa Inês suplementados com sal forrageiro de faveleira (Cnidoscolus quercifolius) em confinamento.

Abstract

This work was undertaken in order to gather information on the inclusion of faveleira in making fodder salt and ascertain whether the use of faveleira supplementation in lambs have significant effect on carcass and non- carcass components . Thus a literature review on the topic based on studies of several authors was taken so that they could confront such information . Information were discussed , mostly from published articles that portray the socioeconomic importance of the sheep industry in the Northeast . Sheep being a primary source of protein fed the native forages caantiga like faveleira that is very much used in industry and haying their leaves and branches to animals , and need for supplementation and alternative techniques such as forage salt, get a higher weight and carcass yield and its components From what was observed and it was found that increasing proportions of feed salt faveleira did not alter the carcass characteristics and non carcass components .