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A Comparative study of some carcass characteristics of Sudan Desert sheep and goats

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

E. S. E. Gaili ,
Y. S. Ghanem  and
A. M. S. Mukhtar
E. S. E. Gaili
Affiliation:
Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Khartoum, Sudan
Y. S. Ghanem
Affiliation:
Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Khartoum, Sudan
A. M. S. Mukhtar
Affiliation:
Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Khartoum, Sudan
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Summary

Male Sudan desert sheep and goats of three age-groups, young, yearling and mature, were used to compare some of their carcass characteristics when reared under range conditions and in feedlot. Carcass traits studied were the dressing percentage, the percentage of bone in the carcass and wholesale cuts, chemical composition of meat, and muscle fibre thickness. An organoleptic test was carried out on meat from the fattened animals.

The dressing percentage, percentage of edible meat, chemical fat and muscle fibre thickness were increased by fattening in the feedlot. Increases were also observed with advancing age, but the effect was more marked in fattened than unfattened animals. Goats yielded a higher carcass weight per unit live weight than sheep, the stomach content and skin weight relative to live weight being greater in the sheep than in the goats. Goats were shown to possess less chemical fat and thicker fibres than sheep. Taste panel scores revealed a highly significant (P < 0·005) treatment effect on tenderness and a significant (P = 0·5) treatment effect on juiciness in relation to age and species. Taste panel flavour scores were not associated with animal age or species.

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Animal Production , Volume 14 , Issue 3 , June 1972 , pp. 351 - 357
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1972

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