Análise de algumas variáveis de desempenho e de morfometria em cordeiros da raça Santa Inês criados em regime de confinamento

Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate some pre-weaning characteristics related to performance and morphometry in Santa Inês breed sheep, reared in a complete confinement regime in the Mantiqueira Paulista region. 59 animals were used, being 31 whole males and 28 females, of the Santa Inês breed, bred and handled in an intensive breeding system. The pre-weaning productive performances observed in this work, when compared to the post-weaning performance reported in the literature, indicate that it will not be difficult to reach the post-weaning performance rates observed in other intensive production systems.