The Experts below are selected from a list of 621 Experts worldwide ranked by ideXlab platform
Callejas Santiago - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
-
Efecto de la sal de estradiol, estatus ovárico y condición corporal sobre el porcentaje de preñez en vacas con cría IATF
Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias (UNNE), 2015Co-Authors: Armendano, Joaquin Ignacio, González Chaves Santiago, Uslenghi Gastón, Cabodevila Jorge, Callejas SantiagoAbstract:Se realizó un experimento con el objetivo de evaluar el uso de cipionato de estradiol (CPE) al retiro de los dispositivos intravaginales con progesterona (DISP) sobre el porcentaje de preñez (PP) a la inseminación artificial a tiempo fijo (IATF) en vacas con cría, además se determinó la asociación entre condición corporal (CC) y estatus ovárico (EO) al inicio del protocolo, y su relación con el PP. Se utilizaron 91 vacas con cría Aberdeen Angus (AA) y Polled Hereford (PH) con un posparto de 50-80 días. El día 0 se estimó la CC, se realizó ecografía pre-servicio determinando el EO, el cual se clasificó como: folículos menores a 10 mm (F
-
Efecto de la sal de estradiol, estatus ovárico y condición corporal sobre el porcentaje de preñez en vacas con cría IATF
Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias (UNNE), 2015Co-Authors: Armendano, Joaquin Ignacio, González Chaves Santiago, Uslenghi Gastón, Cabodevila Jorge, Callejas SantiagoAbstract:Se realizó un experimento con el objetivo de evaluar el uso de cipionato de estradiol (CPE) al retiro de los dispositivos intravaginales con progesterona (DISP) sobre el porcentaje de preñez (PP) a la inseminación artificial a tiempo fijo (IATF) en vacas con cría, además se determinó la asociación entre condición corporal (CC) y estatus ovárico (EO) al inicio del protocolo, y su relación con el PP. Se utilizaron 91 vacas con cría Aberdeen Angus (AA) y Polled Hereford (PH) con un posparto de 50-80 días. El día 0 se estimó la CC, se realizó ecografía pre-servicio determinando el EO, el cual se clasificó como: folículos menores a 10 mm (F0,05). El PP se afectó por la raza/toro (AA= 48,6%-36/74-; PH= 18,7%-3/16-; p0,05), de la CC (CC4= 26,7%-4/15-; CC5-7= 46,7%-35/75-; p>0,05), ni de la interacción. Se concluye que el uso de CPE al retiro no afecta la fertilidad de vacas con cría IATF, que la CC afecta el EO, y que el EO afecta el PP cuando el rodeo se encuentra en anestro.An experiment was carried out with the aim of evaluate the effect of estradiol cypionate (ECP) given at intravaginal progesterone-releasing device (DISP) removal on the FTAI pregnancy rate (PR) in suckled beef cows, as well as to evaluate the association between body condition score (BCS) and the ovarian status (OS) at the beginning of the synchronization protocol and its relationship with the PR. Ninety-one suckled Aberdeen Angus (AA) and Polled Hereford (PH) cows with a 50 to 80 postpartum interval days were used. On day 0 BCS was estimated and the OS was determined by ultrasonography as corpus luteum (CL), follicle ≥10 mm (F≥10), or 0.05). The PR was affected by breed/bull (AA= 48.6%-36/74-; PH= 18.7%-3/16-; p0.05), of the BCS (BCS4= 26.7%-4/15-; BCS5-7= 46.7%-35/75-; p>0.05), or the interaction. In conclusion, the use of ECP at the moment of DISP withdrawal has no influence on the fertility of suckled beef cows at FTAI, the BCS influences the OS, and the OS affects the PR in anestrous animals
Larry V. Cundiff - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
-
across breed expected progeny differences use of within breed expected progeny differences to adjust breed evaluations for sire sampling and genetic trend
Journal of Animal Science, 1991Co-Authors: David R. Notter, Larry V. CundiffAbstract:: Data on 2,034 F1 calves sired by Angus, Hereford, Polled Hereford, Charolais, Limousin, Simmental, Gelbvieh, and Tarentaise bulls with Hereford or Angus dams and data on 3,686 three-breed-cross calves with 700 F1 dams of the same breed crosses were used for this study. Traits analyzed were birth, weaning, yearling, and 420-d weights (BWT, WW, YW, and W420, respectively) of F1 calves and WW of three-breed-cross calves. Expected progeny differences from national cattle evaluation programs for sires of F1 calves and cows for BWT, WW, YW, and net maternal ability (milk) were used to assess their value in prediction of crossbred performance. Regressions of actual F1 calf performance on sire EPD were positive for BWT (1.09 +/- .12 kg/kg of BWT EPD), WW (.79 +/- .14 kg/kg of WW EPD), YW (1.44 +/- .16 kg/kg of YW EPD), and W420 (1.66 kg/kg of YW EPD). These regression coefficients were similar to the expected value of 1.0 for BWT and WW but were larger than expected for YW and W420. Regressions of actual three-breed-cross calf WW on milk and WW EPD of their maternal grandsires were .95 +/- .14 and .42 +/- .10 kg/kg, respectively, and differed little from their expectations of 1.0 and .5, respectively. Observed breed of sire means for each trait were adjusted for sire sampling by using EPD regressions to adjust them to the average EPD of all sires of each breed born in 1970.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
-
across breed expected progeny differences use of within breed expected progeny differences to adjust breed evaluations for sire sampling and genetic trend
Journal of Animal Science, 1991Co-Authors: Larry V. Cundiff, D R NotterAbstract:: Data on 2,034 F1 calves sired by Angus, Hereford, Polled Hereford, Charolais, Limousin, Simmental, Gelbvieh, and Tarentaise bulls with Hereford or Angus dams and data on 3,686 three-breed-cross calves with 700 F1 dams of the same breed crosses were used for this study. Traits analyzed were birth, weaning, yearling, and 420-d weights (BWT, WW, YW, and W420, respectively) of F1 calves and WW of three-breed-cross calves. Expected progeny differences from national cattle evaluation programs for sires of F1 calves and cows for BWT, WW, YW, and net maternal ability (milk) were used to assess their value in prediction of crossbred performance. Regressions of actual F1 calf performance on sire EPD were positive for BWT (1.09 +/- .12 kg/kg of BWT EPD), WW (.79 +/- .14 kg/kg of WW EPD), YW (1.44 +/- .16 kg/kg of YW EPD), and W420 (1.66 kg/kg of YW EPD). These regression coefficients were similar to the expected value of 1.0 for BWT and WW but were larger than expected for YW and W420. Regressions of actual three-breed-cross calf WW on milk and WW EPD of their maternal grandsires were .95 +/- .14 and .42 +/- .10 kg/kg, respectively, and differed little from their expectations of 1.0 and .5, respectively. Observed breed of sire means for each trait were adjusted for sire sampling by using EPD regressions to adjust them to the average EPD of all sires of each breed born in 1970.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Armendano, Joaquin Ignacio - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
-
Efecto de la sal de estradiol, estatus ovárico y condición corporal sobre el porcentaje de preñez en vacas con cría IATF
Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias (UNNE), 2015Co-Authors: Armendano, Joaquin Ignacio, González Chaves Santiago, Uslenghi Gastón, Cabodevila Jorge, Callejas SantiagoAbstract:Se realizó un experimento con el objetivo de evaluar el uso de cipionato de estradiol (CPE) al retiro de los dispositivos intravaginales con progesterona (DISP) sobre el porcentaje de preñez (PP) a la inseminación artificial a tiempo fijo (IATF) en vacas con cría, además se determinó la asociación entre condición corporal (CC) y estatus ovárico (EO) al inicio del protocolo, y su relación con el PP. Se utilizaron 91 vacas con cría Aberdeen Angus (AA) y Polled Hereford (PH) con un posparto de 50-80 días. El día 0 se estimó la CC, se realizó ecografía pre-servicio determinando el EO, el cual se clasificó como: folículos menores a 10 mm (F
-
Efecto de la sal de estradiol, estatus ovárico y condición corporal sobre el porcentaje de preñez en vacas con cría IATF
Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias (UNNE), 2015Co-Authors: Armendano, Joaquin Ignacio, González Chaves Santiago, Uslenghi Gastón, Cabodevila Jorge, Callejas SantiagoAbstract:Se realizó un experimento con el objetivo de evaluar el uso de cipionato de estradiol (CPE) al retiro de los dispositivos intravaginales con progesterona (DISP) sobre el porcentaje de preñez (PP) a la inseminación artificial a tiempo fijo (IATF) en vacas con cría, además se determinó la asociación entre condición corporal (CC) y estatus ovárico (EO) al inicio del protocolo, y su relación con el PP. Se utilizaron 91 vacas con cría Aberdeen Angus (AA) y Polled Hereford (PH) con un posparto de 50-80 días. El día 0 se estimó la CC, se realizó ecografía pre-servicio determinando el EO, el cual se clasificó como: folículos menores a 10 mm (F0,05). El PP se afectó por la raza/toro (AA= 48,6%-36/74-; PH= 18,7%-3/16-; p0,05), de la CC (CC4= 26,7%-4/15-; CC5-7= 46,7%-35/75-; p>0,05), ni de la interacción. Se concluye que el uso de CPE al retiro no afecta la fertilidad de vacas con cría IATF, que la CC afecta el EO, y que el EO afecta el PP cuando el rodeo se encuentra en anestro.An experiment was carried out with the aim of evaluate the effect of estradiol cypionate (ECP) given at intravaginal progesterone-releasing device (DISP) removal on the FTAI pregnancy rate (PR) in suckled beef cows, as well as to evaluate the association between body condition score (BCS) and the ovarian status (OS) at the beginning of the synchronization protocol and its relationship with the PR. Ninety-one suckled Aberdeen Angus (AA) and Polled Hereford (PH) cows with a 50 to 80 postpartum interval days were used. On day 0 BCS was estimated and the OS was determined by ultrasonography as corpus luteum (CL), follicle ≥10 mm (F≥10), or 0.05). The PR was affected by breed/bull (AA= 48.6%-36/74-; PH= 18.7%-3/16-; p0.05), of the BCS (BCS4= 26.7%-4/15-; BCS5-7= 46.7%-35/75-; p>0.05), or the interaction. In conclusion, the use of ECP at the moment of DISP withdrawal has no influence on the fertility of suckled beef cows at FTAI, the BCS influences the OS, and the OS affects the PR in anestrous animals
Uslenghi Gastón - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
-
Efecto de la sal de estradiol, estatus ovárico y condición corporal sobre el porcentaje de preñez en vacas con cría IATF
Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias (UNNE), 2015Co-Authors: Armendano, Joaquin Ignacio, González Chaves Santiago, Uslenghi Gastón, Cabodevila Jorge, Callejas SantiagoAbstract:Se realizó un experimento con el objetivo de evaluar el uso de cipionato de estradiol (CPE) al retiro de los dispositivos intravaginales con progesterona (DISP) sobre el porcentaje de preñez (PP) a la inseminación artificial a tiempo fijo (IATF) en vacas con cría, además se determinó la asociación entre condición corporal (CC) y estatus ovárico (EO) al inicio del protocolo, y su relación con el PP. Se utilizaron 91 vacas con cría Aberdeen Angus (AA) y Polled Hereford (PH) con un posparto de 50-80 días. El día 0 se estimó la CC, se realizó ecografía pre-servicio determinando el EO, el cual se clasificó como: folículos menores a 10 mm (F
-
Efecto de la sal de estradiol, estatus ovárico y condición corporal sobre el porcentaje de preñez en vacas con cría IATF
Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias (UNNE), 2015Co-Authors: Armendano, Joaquin Ignacio, González Chaves Santiago, Uslenghi Gastón, Cabodevila Jorge, Callejas SantiagoAbstract:Se realizó un experimento con el objetivo de evaluar el uso de cipionato de estradiol (CPE) al retiro de los dispositivos intravaginales con progesterona (DISP) sobre el porcentaje de preñez (PP) a la inseminación artificial a tiempo fijo (IATF) en vacas con cría, además se determinó la asociación entre condición corporal (CC) y estatus ovárico (EO) al inicio del protocolo, y su relación con el PP. Se utilizaron 91 vacas con cría Aberdeen Angus (AA) y Polled Hereford (PH) con un posparto de 50-80 días. El día 0 se estimó la CC, se realizó ecografía pre-servicio determinando el EO, el cual se clasificó como: folículos menores a 10 mm (F0,05). El PP se afectó por la raza/toro (AA= 48,6%-36/74-; PH= 18,7%-3/16-; p0,05), de la CC (CC4= 26,7%-4/15-; CC5-7= 46,7%-35/75-; p>0,05), ni de la interacción. Se concluye que el uso de CPE al retiro no afecta la fertilidad de vacas con cría IATF, que la CC afecta el EO, y que el EO afecta el PP cuando el rodeo se encuentra en anestro.An experiment was carried out with the aim of evaluate the effect of estradiol cypionate (ECP) given at intravaginal progesterone-releasing device (DISP) removal on the FTAI pregnancy rate (PR) in suckled beef cows, as well as to evaluate the association between body condition score (BCS) and the ovarian status (OS) at the beginning of the synchronization protocol and its relationship with the PR. Ninety-one suckled Aberdeen Angus (AA) and Polled Hereford (PH) cows with a 50 to 80 postpartum interval days were used. On day 0 BCS was estimated and the OS was determined by ultrasonography as corpus luteum (CL), follicle ≥10 mm (F≥10), or 0.05). The PR was affected by breed/bull (AA= 48.6%-36/74-; PH= 18.7%-3/16-; p0.05), of the BCS (BCS4= 26.7%-4/15-; BCS5-7= 46.7%-35/75-; p>0.05), or the interaction. In conclusion, the use of ECP at the moment of DISP withdrawal has no influence on the fertility of suckled beef cows at FTAI, the BCS influences the OS, and the OS affects the PR in anestrous animals
-
Effect of estradiol salt, ovarian status and body condition score on the pregnancy rate in suckled beef cows FTAI
Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, 2015Co-Authors: Armendano J., Uslenghi Gastón, Gonzáles Chaves S., Cabodevila, Jorge Alberto, Callejas, Santiago SaulAbstract:Se realizó un experimento con el objetivo de evaluar el uso de cipionato de estradiol (CPE) al retiro de los dispositivos intravaginales conprogesterona (DISP) sobre el porcentaje de preñez (PP) a la inseminación artificial a tiempo fijo (IATF) en vacas con cría, además se determinó la asociación entre condición corporal (CC) y estatus ovárico (EO) al inicio del protocolo, y su relación con el PP. Se utilizaron 91 vacas con cría Aberdeen Angus (AA) y Polled Hereford (PH) con un posparto de 50-80 días. El día 0 se estimó la CC, se realizó ecografía pre-servicio determinando el EO, el cual se clasificó como: folículos menores a 10 mm (F0,05). El PP se afectó por la raza/ toro (AA= 48,6%-36/74-; PH= 18,7%-3/16-; p0,05), de la CC (CC4= 26,7%- 4/15-; CC5-7= 46,7%-35/75-; p>0,05), ni de la interacción. Se concluye que el uso de CPE al retiro no afecta la fertilidad de vacas con cría IATF, que la CC afecta el EO, y que el EO afecta el PP cuando el rodeo se encuentra en anestro.An experiment was carried out with the aim of evaluate the effect of estradiol cypionate (ECP) given at intravaginal progesterone-releasing device (DISP) removal on the FTAI pregnancy rate (PR) in suckled beef cows, as well as to evaluate the association between body condition score (BCS) and the ovarian status (OS) at the beginning of the synchronization protocol and its relationship with the PR. Ninety-one suckled Aberdeen Angus (AA) and Polled Hereford (PH) cows with a 50 to 80 postpartum interval days were used. On day 0 BCS was estimated and the OS was determined by ultrasonography as corpus luteum (CL), follicle ≥10 mm (F≥10), or 0.05). The PR was affected by breed/bull (AA= 48.6%-36/74-; PH= 18.7%-3/16-; p0.05), of the BCS (BCS4= 26.7%-4/15-; BCS5-7= 46.7%-35/75-; p>0.05), or the interaction. In conclusion, the use of ECP at the moment of DISP withdrawal has no influence on the fertility of suckled beef cows at FTAI, the BCS influences the OS, and the OS affects the PR in anestrous animals.Fil: Armendano, J. I.. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas; ArgentinaFil: Gonzáles Chaves, S.. Grupo CONPAS; ArgentinaFil: Uslenghi, Gastón. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Cabodevila, Jorge Alberto. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias; ArgentinaFil: Callejas, Santiago Saul. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentin
Pedro E. De ,felÍcio - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
-
EFFECTS OF THE BOS INDICUS GENOTYPE ON CALPASTATIN ACTIVITIY AND TEXTURE OF BEEF FROM STEERS SLAUGHTERED IN THE SOUTH OF BRAZIL
Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos, 1998Co-Authors: Rubensam, Jane M., Pedro E. De ,felÍcio, Termignoni CarlosAbstract:Amostras de contrafilé (músculo L. dorsi ) provenientes de 26 bovinos, sendo 14 Polled Hereford (HH), sete 3/4Hereford 1/4Nelore (3/4H1/4N) e cinco 5/8Hereford 3/8Nelore (5/8H3/8N), machos castrados, abatidos aos dois anos de idade, foram coletadas 24 h após o abate e analisadas quanto à atividade de calpastatina e textura, tanto no 1o dia post mortem quanto após um período de maturação de 10 dias a 2o C. A atividade de calpastatina foi determinada pelo ensaio de inibição da m-calpaína e a textura através da força de cisalhamento (Warner-Bratzler). A carne de novilhos 5/8H3/8N apresentou, no 1o dia, maiores (p0,05) entre os grupos HH e 3/4H1/4N para as mesmas características. Após 10 dias, houve uma diferença na atividade de calpastatina, porém não significativa (p>0,05), entre o grupo 5/8H3/8N (1,57U/g) e os demais (HH=1,23U/g; 3/4H1/4N=1,35U/g), e diferença significativa entre os grupos HH e 5/8H3/8N para força de cisalhamento (3,67 e 5,00kg, respectivamente). Conclui-se que a atividade de calpastatina determinada 24 h post mortem pode ser útil para a previsão da textura da carne, maturada ou não, em programas de melhoramento genético, e que a participação crescente do genótipo Bos indicus nos rebanhos da Região Sul, a par das conhecidas vantagens zootécnicas, poderá resultar em carne de pior textura.Boneless rib steaks (L. dorsi muscle) from 26 two years old steers, 14 Polled Hereford, seven 3/4Hereford 1/4Nelore (3/4H1/4N) and five 5/8Hereford 3/8Nelore (5/8H3/8N), were collected 24 hs after slaughter and analysed for calpastatin activity and texture at the 1st day post mortem and at the 10th day of aging at 2o C. Calpastatin activity was determined by m-calpain inhibition assay and texture by shear force (Warner-Bratzler). Beef from 5/8H3/8N steers showed higher (p0.05) were detected in the same traits between groups HH and 3/4H1/4N. After 10 days of aging, there was a difference in calpastatin activity, although non-significant (p>0.05), amongst group 5/8H3/8N (1.57U/g) and the others (HH=1.23U/g; 3/4H1/4N=1.35U/g), and a significant difference in shear force between groups HH and 5/8H3/8N (3.67 and 5.00kg, respectively). It was concluded that the calpastatin activity determined 24 hs post mortem can be useful to predict the texture of beef, aged or not, in genetic improvement programs. Also, the increasing participation of Bos indicus genotype in the South Region herds of cattle, besides the productivity advantages, may result in beef of lower texture quality
-
INFLUÊNCIA DO GENÓTIPO BOS INDICUS NA ATIVIDADE DE CALPASTATINA E NA TEXTURA DA CARNE DE NOVILHOS ABATIDOS NO SUL DO BRASIL
Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos, 1998Co-Authors: Rubensam, Jane M., Pedro E. De ,felÍcioAbstract:Amostras de contrafilé (músculo L. dorsi ) provenientes de 26 bovinos, sendo 14 Polled Hereford (HH), sete 3/4Hereford 1/4Nelore (3/4H1/4N) e cinco 5/8Hereford 3/8Nelore (5/8H3/8N), machos castrados, abatidos aos dois anos de idade, foram coletadas 24 h após o abate e analisadas quanto à atividade de calpastatina e textura, tanto no 1o dia post mortem quanto após um período de maturação de 10 dias a 2o C. A atividade de calpastatina foi determinada pelo ensaio de inibição da m-calpaína e a textura através da força de cisalhamento (Warner-Bratzler). A carne de novilhos 5/8H3/8N apresentou, no 1o dia, maiores (p<0,05) atividade de calpastatina e força de cisalhamento do que a carne de novilhos HH e 3/4H1/4N. Não foram detectadas diferenças (p>0,05) entre os grupos HH e 3/4H1/4N para as mesmas características. Após 10 dias, houve uma diferença na atividade de calpastatina, porém não significativa (p>0,05), entre o grupo 5/8H3/8N (1,57U/g) e os demais (HH=1,23U/g; 3/4H1/4N=1,35U/g), e diferença significativa entre os grupos HH e 5/8H3/8N para força de cisalhamento (3,67 e 5,00kg, respectivamente). Conclui-se que a atividade de calpastatina determinada 24 h post mortem pode ser útil para a previsão da textura da carne, maturada ou não, em programas de melhoramento genético, e que a participação crescente do genótipo Bos indicus nos rebanhos da Região Sul, a par das conhecidas vantagens zootécnicas, poderá resultar em carne de pior textura
-
INFLUÊNCIA DO GENÓTIPO BOS INDICUS NA ATIVIDADE DE CALPASTATINA E NA TEXTURA DA CARNE DE NOVILHOS ABATIDOS NO SUL DO BRASIL EFFECTS OF THE BOS INDICUS GENOTYPE ON CALPASTATIN ACTIVITIY AND TEXTURE OF BEEF FROM STEERS SLAUGHTERED IN THE SOUTH OF BRAZIL
Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos, 1998Co-Authors: Jane M. Rubensam, Pedro E. De ,felÍcio, Carlos TermignoniAbstract:Amostras de contrafilé (músculo L. dorsi ) provenientes de 26 bovinos, sendo 14 Polled Hereford (HH), sete 3/4Hereford 1/4Nelore (3/4H1/4N) e cinco 5/8Hereford 3/8Nelore (5/8H3/8N), machos castrados, abatidos aos dois anos de idade, foram coletadas 24 h após o abate e analisadas quanto à atividade de calpastatina e textura, tanto no 1o dia post mortem quanto após um período de maturação de 10 dias a 2o C. A atividade de calpastatina foi determinada pelo ensaio de inibição da m-calpaína e a textura através da força de cisalhamento (Warner-Bratzler). A carne de novilhos 5/8H3/8N apresentou, no 1o dia, maiores (p0,05) entre os grupos HH e 3/4H1/4N para as mesmas características. Após 10 dias, houve uma diferença na atividade de calpastatina, porém não significativa (p>0,05), entre o grupo 5/8H3/8N (1,57U/g) e os demais (HH=1,23U/g; 3/4H1/4N=1,35U/g), e diferença significativa entre os grupos HH e 5/8H3/8N para força de cisalhamento (3,67 e 5,00kg, respectivamente). Conclui-se que a atividade de calpastatina determinada 24 h post mortem pode ser útil para a previsão da textura da carne, maturada ou não, em programas de melhoramento genético, e que a participação crescente do genótipo Bos indicus nos rebanhos da Região Sul, a par das conhecidas vantagens zootécnicas, poderá resultar em carne de pior textura.Boneless rib steaks (L. dorsi muscle) from 26 two years old steers, 14 Polled Hereford, seven 3/4Hereford 1/4Nelore (3/4H1/4N) and five 5/8Hereford 3/8Nelore (5/8H3/8N), were collected 24 hs after slaughter and analysed for calpastatin activity and texture at the 1st day post mortem and at the 10th day of aging at 2o C. Calpastatin activity was determined by m-calpain inhibition assay and texture by shear force (Warner-Bratzler). Beef from 5/8H3/8N steers showed higher (p0.05) were detected in the same traits between groups HH and 3/4H1/4N. After 10 days of aging, there was a difference in calpastatin activity, although non-significant (p>0.05), amongst group 5/8H3/8N (1.57U/g) and the others (HH=1.23U/g; 3/4H1/4N=1.35U/g), and a significant difference in shear force between groups HH and 5/8H3/8N (3.67 and 5.00kg, respectively). It was concluded that the calpastatin activity determined 24 hs post mortem can be useful to predict the texture of beef, aged or not, in genetic improvement programs. Also, the increasing participation of Bos indicus genotype in the South Region herds of cattle, besides the productivity advantages, may result in beef of lower texture quality