Qualitative characteristics evaluated in the L. lumborum were not in-
fluenced (P > 0.05) by peanut cake levels (Table 4). The meat of the
lambs had average values for texture (3.41 points), a light red color
(3.25 points) and marbling that was considered good (2.75 points).
Taken together, these data show that the meat presented satisfactory
features characteristic of young lambs with adequate intramuscular fat
deposition