Meat production traits of a new sheep breed called Bafra in Turkey 2. Meat quality characteristics of lambs
TROPICAL ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTION, cilt.42, sa.4, ss.743-750, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 42 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2010
- Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s11250-009-9482-9
- Dergi Adı: TROPICAL ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTION
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.743-750
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Lamb, Meat quality, Slaughter weight, Breed, FATTY-ACID-COMPOSITION, SLAUGHTER WEIGHT, PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS, CHOLESTEROL CONTENT, LIVE WEIGHT, CARCASS, CONCENTRATE, GENOTYPE, YIELD, SEX
- Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Meat quality characteristics of Bafra ram lambs slaughtered at different weights were investigated. A total of 24 lambs fattened intensively was slaughtered at four slaughter weights of 30, 35, 40, and 45 kg. Water-holding capacity, cooking loss, tenderness, color, as well as protein content did not vary significantly among the slaughter weight groups, although the 30-kg slaughter weight lambs displayed the greatest postmortem pH fall in musculus longissimus dorsi (P < 0.05). As slaughter weight increased, intramuscular fat of musculus longissimus dorsi showed an increasing nutritive value (P < 0.05), total unsaturated fatty acids/saturated fatty acids ratio (P < 0.05), and n6/n3 ratio (P < 0.05). However, atherogenic index and thrombogenic index values decreased with increasing slaughter weight, although this effect was not significant. The effect of slaughter weight on total cholesterol was not pronounced.