Growth performance, carcass characteristics and meat sensory evaluation of West African dwarf sheep fed varying levels of maize and cassava hay

Fasae, O. A.; Adu, I. F.; Aina, A. B. J.; Dipeolu, M. A.

doi:10.1007/s11250-010-9723-y

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“…The mean values for weight of heart, lungs, liver, spleen and kidneys, which are characterized as red viscera, were 0.160; 0.660; 0.859; 0.171 and 0.132 kg, respectively. When the organ weights are uniform and have an earlier maturation, they are less affected by dietary treatment in a later stage of life (FASAE et al, 2011). Heart (mean of 0.160 kg) and lungs (mean of 0.660 kg) weights are in agreement with other studies (MORENO et al, 2011), demonstrating that these organs maintain the integrity and have priority in the use of nutrients, regardless of their diet.…”

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Carcass and meat traits, and non-carcass components of lambs fed ration containing increasing levels of urea

Rozanski

Vivian

Kowalski

et al. 2017

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The objective of this study was to evaluate the carcass and meat traits, and the non-carcass components of crossbred Dorper lambs fed diets with increasing levels of urea (0.0, 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5% of dry matter – DM). The experimental design was completely randomized with four treatments (urea inclusion levels) and six replicates per treatment. Lambs were fed ad libitum for 56 days and slaughtered at 37.9 ± 5.1 kg of body weight (BW). The weight and yield of carcass before and after cooling were not influenced by urea levels, with average values of 16.9 kg and 44.6% for cold carcass weight and yield. Urea levels did not affect the morphometric measurements, the fat deposition on the carcass, the weight of carcass cuts and the weight of non-carcass components. There was a quadratic effect of urea levels on the loin yield, which may achieve maximum value of 11.31% with the inclusion of 0.84% DM urea in the feed. The pH and the color coordinates L* (brightness), a* (red intensity) and C* (saturation) of the meat also showed quadratic response to the urea levels, where in the minimum value of 5.53 for pH, maximum value of 48.67 for L* and minimum values of 14.04 and 16.21 for a* and C* may be obtained by including 0.53 to 0.70% DM urea in the ration. The inclusion of 0.84% DM urea in the ration is recommended to obtain maximum yield of loin and meat with attractive characteristics to the consumer, which is characterized by high red intensity and brightness. If consumers have preference for lamb meat with a more intense red color, the inclusion of 1.5% DM urea should be considered in the ration formulation.

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confidence: 89%

Carcass and meat traits, and non-carcass components of lambs fed ration containing increasing levels of urea

Rozanski

Vivian

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et al. 2017

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“…Dressing percentage on slaughter weight basis ranges from 35 to 46% in this study, which was comparable with the results of 32 to 44% for Farta sheep, local sheep and Horro rams reported by different studies (Zemicael and Solomon, 2009;Aschalew and Getachew, 2013;Chala et al, 2014). On the other hand, lower results for Tigray Highland sheep (Micheale and Yaynshet, 2014) and higher values local sheep, African dwarf sheep and growing Najidi lambs of Saudi Arabia (AL-Saiday et al, 2010;Fasae et al, 2011;Hagos, 2014) for dressing percentage as compared to that obtained in the current study has been reported.…”

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Effect of supplementing Tsara (Pterocarpus lucens), pigeon pea (Cajanes cajan) leaves and concentrate mixture on carcass characteristics of Begait sheep fed hay as a basal diet

Haymanot¹,

Animut²,

Tesfay³

2019

Int. J. Livest. Prod.

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The study was conducted with the objective of determining the carcass characteristics of Begait sheep fed hay basal diet and supplemented with different levels of Tsara (Pterocarpus lucens) leaves, pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) leaves and concentrate mixture on iso-nitrogenous basis to supply 66.60 g/day crude protein on dry matter (DM) basis. Twenty five yearling male Begait sheep with initial body weight (BW) of 24.2±1.1 kg (Mean±SD) were used in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) based on their initial BW. The hay was fed on ad libitum basis to all sheep. Treatments were hay alone (T1) or supplemented with 400 g DM Tsara leaf (T2), 320 g DM pigeon pea leaf (T3), 360 g DM mixtures of Tsara and pigeon pea leaves (T4) and 300 g DM concentrate mixture (75% rice bran and 25% sesame seed cake; T5). The study consisted of 90 days feeding trial and carcass evaluation at the end. The average final body weight was 32.2, 31.6, 27.76, 28 and 26.88 kg (standard error of mean, SEM = 0.38) in the order of T5 > T2 > T3 = T4 > T1. Hot carcass weight of 14.9, 14.3, 11.3, 11.2 and 9.5 (SEM = 0.33) followed almost a similar trend to that of the final body weight except that values for T2 and T5 were similar. In conclusion, based on the biological performance results supplementation of concentrate mixture (T5) and Tsara (T2) induced a comparable response and were better than the supplemental regimes that contained pigeon pea and are therefore recommended.

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“…The serum biochemical parameters differed (p<0.05) across dietary treatments. The serum protein compare favourably with values reported for WAD sheep by Fasae et al (2011). The values of serum electrolytes of sodium, potassium, phosphorus and chlorine fell within the normal range (Borjesson et al, 2000) for healthy sheep.…”

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“…Feed conversion ratio as observed in the results of this study showed significant differences across dietary treatments with diets containing 20% CL meal having the best which ranked the same with rams fed 0 and 30% CL meal diets. Higher FCR values of 12 -13 were reported by Fasae et al (2011) in WAD sheep fed maize and cassava hay.…”

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confidence: 77%

Efecto de las dietas de concentrado de harina de hoja de yuca sobre el rendimiento, hematología y características de la canal de corderos Enanos de África Occidental

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Se realizó un experimento para evaluar la respuesta de corderos Enanos de África Occidental (WAD) (n= 20), con un peso vivo promedio de 13,7±1,16 kg, a la ingestión de una dieta concentrada con 0, 10, 20 y 30% de hoja de mandioca (Manihot esculenta) (CL), en un diseño completamente al azar durante 90 días. Se recopilaron datos sobre el rendimiento, hematología, canal y características sensoriales de la carne. Los índices productivos mostraron que la inclusión de 20% de harina CL en la dieta concentrada de corderos determinó mayor consumo de materia seca (p

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Growth performance, carcass characteristics and meat sensory evaluation of West African dwarf sheep fed varying levels of maize and cassava hay

Cited by 25 publications

References 18 publications

Carcass and meat traits, and non-carcass components of lambs fed ration containing increasing levels of urea

Carcass and meat traits, and non-carcass components of lambs fed ration containing increasing levels of urea

Effect of supplementing Tsara (Pterocarpus lucens), pigeon pea (Cajanes cajan) leaves and concentrate mixture on carcass characteristics of Begait sheep fed hay as a basal diet

Efecto de las dietas de concentrado de harina de hoja de yuca sobre el rendimiento, hematología y características de la canal de corderos Enanos de África Occidental

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