Slaughter and carcass characteristics of Kivircik lambs in different rearing seasons
Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, vol.1, no.1, pp.1, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Letter
- Volume: 1 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2020
- Journal Name: Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, Veterinary Science Database, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.1
- Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the slaughter
and carcass characteristics of Kivircik lambs reared in different seasons. A Total
of 36 Kivircik male lambs, which
were reared in different seasons, were used in
the study; autumn rearing (AR, n= 12 lambs), spring-summer rearing (SSR,
n= 12 lambs), winter rearing (WR, n= 12 lambs). All the lambs in a specific
rearing season were slaughtered at approximately 134 days old. Pre-slaughter
live weight, hot carcass weight and real dressing percentage for WR, SSR and AR
groups were 27.97, 20.65, and 21.70 kg; 12.94, 7.83, and 8.87 kg, and 55.15,
50.25, and 50.05%, respectively (P < 0.001). WR lambs had significantly
higher carcass and hind limb compactness score as well as ribs percentage than
SSR and AR lambs (P < 0.001). The results indicated that lambs from WR group
had better carcass characteristics than lambs from AR and SSR groups.