The effects of slaughter weight and sex on some slaughter traits of Akkaraman and Morkaraman and Turkish Merino lambs

Teke B., ÜNAL N.

ANKARA UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI, cilt.56, sa.4, ss.289-296, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 56 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Dergi Adı: ANKARA UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.289-296
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Lamb, local breeds, slaughter traits, slaughter weight, sex, CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS, GROWTH, SHEEP
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Some slaughter characteristics of Akkaraman, Morkaraman and Turkish Merino lambs were evaluated. The data were collected from 219 Akkaraman (181 male and 38 female) and 54 Morkaraman (32 male and 22 female) and 73 Turkish Merino (47 male and 26 female) lambs. The data were analysed by using least squares models. The Models Were included fixed effects of breed, empty body weight (EBW), sex and two-way interactions. Empty body weight groups with five kg ranges for each breed were constituted. Akkaraman, Morkaraman and Turkish Merino lambs showed slightly increasing dressing values with increasing EBW. The effect of empty body weight oil dressing percentages was significant in Akkaraman and Morkaraman lambs (p < 0.05, p < 0.01). However, the effect of sex oil this trait was not pronounced in all three breeds. As EBW was increased. the percentages of the head. feet and empty digestive tract were decreased; however. the percentages of the tail and the length of small and large intestines showed a reverse trend in all investigated breeds. The effects of EBW were generally important (p < 0.05. p < 0.01, p < 0.001) for the traits mentioned above. Oil the other hand, the effects of sex were not usually significant (p > 0.05) for the same traits in all breeds.