Carcass quality characteristics of Hair Goat and Saanen × Hair Goat crossbred kids from intensive production system

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of crossbreeding indigenous Hair Goat with Saanen on carcass quality characteristics of kids under an intensive production system. Twenty four male kids from purebred Hair Goat and Saanen x Hair Goat (F, and B { ) crossbred genotypes were weaned at 75-80 days of age and fattened for 56 days. Slaughter weights were 17.42,18.22 and 16.79 kg and chilled carcass weights were 6.49, 7.29 and 6.69 kg for Hair Goat, ¥ { and B,, respectively. The organ weights, dressing percentages, M. longissimus dorsi area, fatness parameters, carcass measurements, subcutaneous fat colour, carcass joint weights and percentages and dissected leg compositions of kids were similar (P>0.05) in genotype groups. It is concluded that crossbreeding indigenous Hair Goat with Saanen at F, and B, levels did not result in any improvement in quality carcass production of kids under an intensive production system.

Fattening performance and carcass characteristics of Turkish indigenousHair and Honamlı goat male kids

“…Carcass measurements of Hair goat kids recorded in this study were higher than the values reported by Yilmaz et al (21) and were generally similar to the findings of Şimşek and Bayraktar (9), with the exception of leg circumference, which was found to be relatively higher in our study.…”

“…Proportions of lean tissue (53.7%-56.8%) obtained in this study were similar to findings reported by Yalçıntan et al (22) and Toplu et al (25) for Hair kids, but lower than values reported by Yilmaz et al (21) and higher than the proportions reported by Daskiran et al (20) with Norduz kids. Proportions of lean tissue were lower than those reported in some other studies (18,26).…”

“…Total bone percentages (28.0%-34.9%) within this study were higher than the values of Peña et al (26) and Yalçıntan et al (22), but were similar to the results reported in a number of other studies (18,21,25,27 (25).…”

“…With respect to dissected tissue compositions for kids of various genotypes in a number of different studies, reported proportions ranged from 46.6% to 63.1% for muscle, 22.0% to 38.9% for bone, and 8.0% to 18.0% for total fat (18,(20)(21)(22)(25)(26)(27). Proportions of lean tissue (53.7%-56.8%) obtained in this study were similar to findings reported by Yalçıntan et al (22) and Toplu et al (25) for Hair kids, but lower than values reported by Yilmaz et al (21) and higher than the proportions reported by Daskiran et al (20) with Norduz kids.…”

Effects of slaughter age and gender on carcass characteristics of Turkish indigeneous Hair goat kids reared under an extensive production system

“…Similarly, many researchers also reported that carcass fatness increased, whereas the percentage of bone decreased with slaughter weight of kids (Marichal et al 2003, Zimerman et al 2008, Dhanda et al 2003, Peña et al 2007). The higher fat content and the lower muscle content was obtained in the present study than those (5 % fat, 61-63 % muscle) recorded by Yilmaz et al (2010) for Hair, Saanen × Hair Goat F 1 and Saanen × Hair Goat B 1 kids slaughtered at 17-18 kg under intensive rearing conditions. This might be because their analyses were performed on the leg, where fat depots were significantly lower than in whole carcass.…”