02671naa a2200361 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400350006010000190009524501570011426000090027152015550028065000220183565000180185765000130187565000130188865000200190165000220192165300150194365300190195865300240197765300280200170000170202970000240204670000220207070000230209270000200211570000250213570000270216070000250218770000180221277300790223020367482017-02-21       2016    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d7 a10.1007/s11250-015-0950-02DOI1 aMENEZES, D. R.  aDetoxified castor meal in substitution of soybean meal in sheep dietbgrowth performance, carcass characteristics and meat yield.h[electronic resource]  c2016  aThe aim of this study was to evaluate the intake, digestibility, performance, and carcass characteristics of lambs fed different levels of replacement (0, 15, 30, and 45 % based on dry matter, DM) of soybean meal (SM) by detoxified castor meal (DCM). Twenty-four and 32 intact hair lambs of nondescript breed (21.7 ± 2.6 kg of initial average body weight and approximately 10 months old) were used, respectively, in the intake and digestibility and performance experiments. The diets were composed of buffel grass hay, ground corn grain, and different levels of SM, DCM, and urea, in a roughage-to-concentrate ratio of 40:60. There was no effect of treatments on DM intake. However, crude protein (CP) and neutral detergent fiber (NDF) intakes were higher at 30 and 45 % than at 0 and 15 % of DCM, which in turn showed higher intake of non-fiber carbohydrates (NFC) (P &lt 0.05). The organic matter, CP, and NDF digestibilities were not affected, but the digestibility of NFC was lower at 30 and 45 % than at 0 % of DCM (P &lt 0.05). The average daily gain, feed conversion, slaughter and carcass weights, chilling losses, ribeye area, and absolute values and yields of neck, ribs, loin, and leg were not affected. However, the carcass yield was lower at 45 % of DCM and the absolute value of shoulder was lower at 30 and 45 % of DCM (P &lt 0.05). The replacement of SM by DCM up to 45 % in the feed of lambs did not negatively affect the intake, digestibility, performance, and main carcass features.  aAnimal production  aDigestibility  aCarcaça  aCordeiro  aDigestibilidade  aNutrição animal  aDesempenho  aFarelo de soja  aFeno de capim bufel  aPerformance and carcass1 aCOSTA, R. G.1 aARAUJO, G. G. L. de1 aPEREIRA, L. G. R.1 aMEDEIROS, G. R. de1 aOLIVEIRA, J. S.1 aNASCIMENTO, T. V. C.1 aRODRIGUES, R. T. de S.1 aPEREIRA FILHO, J. M.1 aBUSATO, K. C.  tTropical Animal Health and Productiongv. 48, n. 2, p. 297-302, fev. 2016.