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RESEARCH PRODUCT
The influence of age at slaughter and litter size on some quality traits of kid meat
Massimo TodaroP. GiacconeA. CorraoC.m.a. BaroneR. SchinelliM. Occidentesubject
Litter (animal)Capretto kidfood and beveragesAnatomyBiologyPelvic limbGirgentana goathumanitiesAnimal scienceFood AnimalsSaturated fatty acidGirgentana goatAnimal Science and ZoologyFatty acid compositionMeat qualityTissue compositionLongissimus dorsidescription
Abstract To study variations in the carcass characteristics of Girgentana kids slaughtered at 25 or 35 days of age and litter size (single or twin), 27 male kids were slaughtered and body components, carcass joints, pelvic limb tissue composition, meat fatty acid composition and M. longissimus dorsi (LD) colour were evaluated. Girgentana kids slaughtered at 35 days had greater live weights (6.4 kg versus 5.0 kg; P ≤0.01), carcass weights (4.5 kg versus 3.6 kg; P ≤0.01), muscle contents (57.6% versus 54.9%; P ≤0.01) but similar dressing percentages (70.1% versus 70.6%) as compared to kids slaughtered at 25 days. Twin kids had a higher muscle percentage (57.3% versus 55.2%; P ≤0.05) and similar fat percentage (5.5% versus 6.0%) but a higher unsaturated/saturated fatty acid ratio (1.17 versus 1.01; P ≤0.05). Meat colour was not influenced by any factors considered.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-04-01 |