The experiment was conducted at the Núcleo de Produção Animal (NUPRAN) of Universidade Estadual do Centro Oeste do Paraná (UNICENTRO). The experiment was aimed at evaluating the composition of yield and characteristics of meat and carcass on effect of particle sizes (small: between 0.2 and 0.6cm or large: between 1.0 and 2.0cm) and cutting heights (low cut: 15cm or high cut: 39cm) of the corn plant. The treatments were: T1 - small particle size with low cut height; T2 - large particle size with low cut height; T3 - small particle size with high cut height; and T4 - large particle size with high cut height. No signification interaction (P>.05) was observed between cutting height and particle size for composition of income and characteristics of meat and carcass. Small particle silages in diet for confined cattle production presented higher (P_<.05) dressing percentage and small refreshing losses in spite of others carcass characteristics were similar to larger particle size. The cutting height of corn plant for silage from 15 to 39cm didn't no affect (P>.05) the yield composition and characteristics of meat and carcass of steers confined.
carcass temperature; dressing percentage; refreshing losses
