Fattening of bulls Charolais on the foothill pastures

The possibility of growing and fattening of meat bulls of the Charolais breed on ecologically safe pastures of the Krasnodar region for obtaining organic beef has been determined. It has been established that the content of toxic elements, nitrates, nitrites and pesticides in vegetable feeds for meat bulls meets the safety requirements. Live weight of bull-calves before slaughter was 560,0 ± 12,4 kg, average slaughter yield of carcass - 68,0%, average yield of pure meat from chilled carcass - 81%; Bones - 13.1% and raw fat 5.9%. It is proved that the received beef in chemical composition and safety meets the requirements of the standard for high-quality beef.