03053naa a2200409 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400550006010000230011524501650013826000090030352018470031265000200215965000100217965000170218965000110220665000120221765000130222965000100224265000130225265000250226565000210229065000140231165000120232565300260233765300230236365300350238665300320242170000240245370000180247770000220249570000230251770000190254070000200255970000210257977300430260021300692021-02-18       2020    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d7 ahttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.02311912DOI1 aSOUZA, A. F. do N.  aCarcass traits and meat quality of lambs fedwith cactus (Opuntia ficus indica Mill) silage and subjected to an intermittent water supply.h[electronic resource]  c2020  aThe present study aimed to evaluate the effect of cactus silage and an intermittent water supply for lambs on carcass traits and meat quality. Thirty-six crossbreed lambs with an initial average weight of 19.8 ± 2.1 kg and average age of 6 months were randomly assigned to a 3 × 3 factorial design comprising three addition ratios of cactus silage to the diet (0, 21, and 42% based on dry matter) and three water supply intervals (0, 24, and 48 h) with four replicates. There was no interaction (P &gt 0.05) between the cactus silage ratio and intermittent water supply for any of the evaluated variables, with the exception of the yield of the half carcass commercial cuts. There was no significant effect of intermittent water supply (P &gt 0.05) on the carcass characteristics or meat quality. The addition of forage cactus silage as a substitute for Tifton hay affected the morphometric measurements (P &lt 0.05) and carcass compactness index (P &lt 0.05). The addition of 42% cactus silage to the diet increased (P &lt 0.05) the rib eye area (13.98 cm2 ). The addition of cactus silage as a substitute for Tifton hay positively affected (P &lt 0.05) the carcass weight of commercial cuts of the lambs. To the physical and chemical parameters of the Longissimus lumborum, the addition of 42% cactus silage to the diet reduced the color meat parameters (P &lt 0.05) and pH0 and 24h, cooking losses, and shear force were not affected (P &gt 0.05). The addition of forage cactus silage to the lambs? diet affected (P &lt 0.05) the composition of some saturated fatty acids in the meat. A water supply interval of up to 48 h does not influence carcass characteristics and meat quality. Therefore, the use of cactus silage can be recommended in situations of water scarcity without harming the production or meat quality of crossbreed lambs.  aCarcass quality  aLambs  aMeat quality  aSilage  aCaprino  aCarcaça  aCarne  aCordeiro  aOpuntia Ficus Indica  aPalma Forrageira  aQualidade  aSilagem  aQualidade da carcaça  aQualidade da carne  aQualidade da carne do cordeiro  aSilagem de palma forrageira1 aARAUJO, G. G. L. de1 aSANTOS, E. M.1 aAZEVEDO, P. S. de1 aOLIVEIRA, J. S. de1 aPERAZZO, A. F.1 aPINHO, R. M. A.1 aZANINE, A. de M.  tPLoS Onegv. 15, n. 4, e0231191, 2020.