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Journal of Animal Science, Vol 68, Issue 5 1269-1277, Copyright © 1990 by American Society of Animal Science

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Growth, feed efficiency and carcass composition of finishing Friesian steers fed the beta-adrenergic agonist L-644,969

A. P. Moloney, P. Allen, D. B. Ross, G. Olson and E. M. Convey
Teagasc, Grange Research Center, Dunsany, Ireland.

The beta-adrenergic agonist L-644,969 was evaluated to determine its effects on growth performance and carcass composition of Friesian steers. L-644,969 is the R,R isomer of 6-amino [[(1-methyl-3-phenylpropyl) amino] methyl]-3-pyridine methanol dihydrochloride. Four groups of 18 steers, averaging 380 kg body weight, were individually given ad libitum access to a pelleted concentrate diet that contained either 0, .25, 1.0 or 4.0 ppm L-644,969 for the final 12 wk of the finishing period. Live weight gain was not affected by L-644,969, but feed consumption was linearly reduced (5.5, 6.3 and 15.7%; P less than .01) and feed conversion efficiency was linearly increased (16, 25 and 31%; P less than .01) relative to unmedicated controls, respectively. In addition, L-644,969 quadratically increased carcass weight (3.7, 9.3 and 8.5%; P less than .01) and dressing percentage (2.7, 7.9 and 7.9%; P less than .001). The proportion of trimmed fat in the carcass was quadratically reduced (14.5, 29 and 36%; P less than .001) and yield of lean meat quadratically increased (6.7, 13 and 15.6%; P less than .001). beta-adrenergic agonist treatment altered the distribution of lean meat such that a greater (P less than .001) proportion of the total lean was in the hind portion of carcasses from treated animals. Based on these findings, we suggest that L-644,969 may have utility as an agent to improve efficiency of production of lean beef.


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