The objective of this work was to evaluate the carcass characteristics and "buchada" dressing of goat fed with diets with 0.0, 8.9, 19.8, and 31.7% of rough wheat bran (RWB) replacing corn. Twenty-four crossbred male goats, with initial 20 kg LW, in individual cages, allotted to a completely randomized experimental design with four diets and six replications, during 74 days. Hot and cold carcass weight and dressing decreased linearly, the slaughter live weight (27.85 kg), fasting losses (4,02%), cooling losses (4.15%), loin eye area (7.2cm²) were not affected by increasing dietary RWB levels. The weights loin, leg, and breast weight, and percent of breast linearly reduced, while the "buchada" weight were quadratically affected (point of maximum 14.22%) by the inclusion of RWB. The best results of carcass and buchada dressing were obtained with inclusion, in average, of 14% rough wheat bran replacing corn.
by-products; commercial cuts; meat; organs
