Influence of sex, age and body condition score on carcass composition and tissue distribution in marketed small East African goats
| Autor: | Mushi, DE, Mtenga, LA, Kifaro, GC, Chenyambuga, SW |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Zdroj: | Tanzania Journal of Agricultural Sciences; Vol 5, No 1 (2002) |
| Popis: | Twenty-four half carcasses of small East African goats (8 females 8 entire males and 8 castrated males) were jointed into seven joints namely: hind leg, chump, loin, rib, breast, neck and fore leg. These joints were further dissected into the separable components: muscle, bone and fat. The carcasses of these goats, were composed of 7.8, 16. 5% fat, 55.6-62, 7% muscle and 27.9- 29,5% bone. The proportions of muscle in carcasses of females (56%) and castrates (58%) were significantly (P |
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