Growth and carcass characteristics of cattle and buffalo breeds reared on a dry zone pasture in Sri Lanka (Ceylon)

Autor:	T, Matsukawa, N, Tilakaratne, V, Buvanendran
Rok vydání:	1976
Předmět:	Male Buffaloes Hematocrit Animals Cattle
Zdroj:	Tropical animal health and production. 8(3)
ISSN:	0049-4747
Popis:	Growth and carcass characteristics were measured on calves from three cattle breeds-the Sinhala, Red Sindhi and Friesian-and two buffalo breeds-the local buffalo and Murrah. The growth study was carried out on Brachiaria brizantha pasture over a period of 48 weeks. The two buffalo breeds grew fastest followed by the two Bos indicus breeds. The Friesian cattle grew at the slowest rate. The Sinhala and local buffalo had normal haematocrit values while the values for all other breeds were lower. The Sinhala and local buffalo had the highest carcass dressing percentages and the highest muscle; bone ratios. Tenderness measured by Warner-Bratzler shear force values and palatability scores by a taste panel were similar for meat from cattle and buffalo.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
Externí odkaz:	https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=pmid________::1d01b178cb6966582214b4bb06653f7c https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/968951 Zobrazit plný text záznamu Full text from SpringerLink