Resumo O objetivo desta pesquisa foi avaliar o desempenho e as características quantitativas e qualitativas da carcaça e da carne de cordeiros terminados com diferentes níveis de substituição do milho moído pelo bagaço de laranja. Foram utilizados 32 machos inteiros, da raça Texel, com peso médio inicial de 16 ± 2,5 kg. Os animais foram distribuídos em delineamento inteiramente casualizado em quatro tratamentos experimentais, com oito repetições cada. Os tratamentos foram quatro níveis de substituição (0, 33, 66 e 100%) do milho moído pelo bagaço de laranja na matéria seca. Os animais foram abatidos quando atingiram 32.5 kg de peso vivo. O ganho de peso médio diário (188 g por dia), o ganho de peso total (16 kg) e o peso ao abate (32,5 kg) foram semelhantes entre os tratamentos. A área de olho de lombo e a espessura de gordura subcutânea diminuíram linearmente em função dos níveis de inclusão do bagaço de laranja na dieta. As características de desempenho e de carcaça não foram alteradas pela substituição parcial ou total do milho por bagaço de laranja. Entretanto, a substituição total do milho por bagaço de laranja reduziu em 32% a AOL e em 35% a espessura de gordura subcutânea.

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Psychrotrophic microorganisms, especially Pseudomonas spp., are present in the microbiota of refrigerated milk as they can grow at refrigeration temperatures irrespective of their optimal growth temperature. Psychrotrophic counts ranging from 105 to 108 CFU/mL in refrigerated raw milk effect cheese quality, since the synthesized thermoresistant enzymes affect the nutritional value, sensory properties, and texture. Cheese is the dairy product with the highest growth rate in the food industry in Brazil in recent years and meets the current consumption trends of nutritious and practical foods. The objective of this review was to address the importance and influence of the psychrotrophic raw milk microbiota on the quality and sensory properties of cheese. The enzymes produced by psychrotrophic microorganisms lead to taste changes, undesirable clotting times, increased concentrations of free fatty acids and free amino acids, and a reduced shelf-life, in addition to negatively affecting cheese yields. Proteases from psychrotrophs are also associated with slicing problems and progressive loss of the elasticity of cheese, a bitter taste, and increased clotting times of cheese produced with pasteurized milk. On the other hand, their lipases increase the clotting time and have a negative effect on the sensory properties by providing a rancid, soap, metallic, or oxidized smell and taste. The control of the psychrotrophic population found in refrigerated raw milk contributes to better cheese production yields and desirable texture and sensory properties, which extends the shelf-life of cheese and improves consumer acceptance.

Bovine milk whey is a co-product of the dairy agroindustry that has potential for use in lamb feeding. The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of bovine milk whey on the performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality of finishing lambs. Eighteen male lambs were distributed in three treatments (control diet-CD, diet with whey powder-DWP, and diet with liquid whey-DLW) with six replicates. The performance variables, loin-eye area measurements, cover and subcutaneous fat, marbling, yield, morphometry, conformation, and finishing of the carcasses were evaluated. There was a difference in the dry matter intake, with the CD (3.22%) and DWP (3.08%) treatments having higher levels than that of the DLW (2.46%) treatment. The averages for loin-eye area, subcutaneous fat, and marbling were 9.88 cm 2 , 2.97 mm, and 1.39, respectively. There was a difference among the treatments for ethereal extract content of the meat; it was higher in CD (7.90%) and lower in DLW (5.19%). The inclusion of bovine milk whey did not alter the quantitative and qualitative parameters of the carcass; however, it altered the levels of ethereal extract content in the meat.

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