The contribution of chevon from Africa to global meat production

Simela, L.; Merkel, R.C.

doi:10.1016/j.meatsci.2008.05.037

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“…They are large breeds compared to most others on the African continent (Simela & Merkel, 2008). It is for this reason that many researchers are of the opinion that these breeds have a high potential for commercial chevon production.…”

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“…There is a lack of information on the characteristics of indigenous goat breeds of Africa and hence efforts to compile databases on these breeds have been ineffective (Simela & Merkel, 2008). Thus, the purpose of this paper is to describe live animal and carcass quality of South African indigenous goats in relation to meat production potential.…”

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Live animal and carcass characteristics of South African indigenous goats

Simela¹,

Webb²,

Bosman³

2011

SA J. An. Sci.

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Eighty-nine intact male, castrates and female South African indigenous goats in three age groups (0, 2 -6 and 8 permanent incisors) and two pre-slaughter conditioning groups; namely, the non-conditioned which were slaughtered within three months of purchase and the pre-slaughter conditioned, which were slaughtered 6 -10 months after purchase or birth were used. The effect of sex, age and pre-slaughter conditioning on live animal, carcass dimensions and carcass composition were evaluated. The goats were large with live weight, carcass weight and carcass dimensions in the range of the large breeds of southern Africa. They had a high lean and low fat content. Intact males were suited for high chevon yield because they were heavy, had a high lean and low fat content, and losses during dressing and chilling were reduced by improved nutrition. Goats between 2 -6 teeth yielded heavy carcasses that were comparable to goats in the 8-teeth group, and had proportionately more lean and less carcass fat. The hind limb was ideal for high lean and low fat, high value cuts but the dorsal trunk was bony and yielded less lean. Pre-slaughter conditioning improved the overall size of the goats and reduced the losses during slaughter and chilling. It also improved the lean/bone and lean and fat/bone indices. _______________________________________________________________________________________

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Live animal and carcass characteristics of South African indigenous goats

Simela¹,

Webb²,

Bosman³

2011

SA J. An. Sci.

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“…In addition, demand for goat's meat is on the rise throughout the world, particularly in Ethiopia, due to increased human population coupled with income growth particularly in the cities. Regardless of their good attributes, production of goats remains low due to diseases, poor genotype, management, and nutrition; nevertheless, there is ample scope for improving the productivity of goats [4].…”

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The Effect of Supplementing Air-Dried Moringa stenopetala Leaf to Natural Grass Hay on Feed Intake and Growth Performances of Arsi-Bale Goats

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Abstract:The most constraining factor in goat production in the tropics is underfeeding mainly attributed to limitations of feed both in quantity and quality. This study was conducted to assess the effect of supplementing different levels of air-dried Moringa stenopetala leaf (MSL) as a protein source on nutrient intake and growth performances of Arsi-Bale male goats. A total of 24 yearling goats with average initial body weight of 13.6 ± 0.25 kg were used in the study. The goats were blocked by live weight into four groups (n = 6 per group) and the groups were then randomly allocated into four supplemented treatments. All goats received a basal diet of natural grass hay ad libitum and 340 g/head/day concentrate. The treatments were the control diet with no supplementation (Treatment 1, T1) and diets supplemented with MSL at a rate of 120 g/head/day (Treatment 2, T2), 170 g/head/day (Treatment 3, T3) and 220 g/head/day (Treatment 4, T4). The duration of the experiment was 75 days. The results indicated that the average daily feed intake was (p < 0.001) higher in goats supplemented with T3 and T4 diets. The total dry matter, organic matter, and crude protein intakes of goats fed with T3 and T4 supplementations were (p < 0.001) also higher than those reared in T1 and T2 diets. Goats reared in T3 and T4 diets had lower (p < 0.05) feed conversion ratio than those fed with T1 and T2 diets. The final body weight in goats reared in T3 and T4 diets was 18.2 kg and 18.5 kg, respectively, being (p < 0.05) higher than those of T1 (15.8 kg) and T2 (16.3 kg). The average daily weight gain in goats fed with T3 OPEN ACCESSAgriculture 2015, 5 1184 and T4 diets was 111 and 114 g/goat/day, respectively, which was (p < 0.05) higher than those reared in the control (T1) (54.0 g/goat/day) and T2 (58.1 g/goat/day) diets. It can thus be concluded that goats reared at high level of MSL supplementation (T3 and T4) had better nutrient intake, feed conversion efficiency and growth performances, suggesting its potential as a good protein supplement to natural grass hay at the farmer's management level.

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“…Chevon has quality attributes that are concordant with present-day consumer demands for leaner and more nutritious meat (Webb et al, 2005;Simela & Merkel, 2008). In South Africa over 50% of goats are reared under the communal farming system, in which there is indiscriminate crossbreeding (Rumosa Gwaze et al, 2009), and the crossbred Xhosa lop-eared goat is one such example.…”

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Effect of feeding Moringa (Moringa oleifera) leaf meal on the physico-chemical characteristics and sensory properties of goat meat

Moyo¹,

Masika²,

Muchenje³

2014

SA J. An. Sci.

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The objective of this study was to determine the physico-chemical characteristics and consumer sensory scores of chevon from crossbred Xhosa lop-eared goats supplemented with Moringa oleifera leaf meal (MOL). Twenty-four goats, aged 8 months, were divided into three groups with eight goats in each. All three groups were fed a basal diet of grass hay (GH) ad libitum and wheat bran at 200 g/head/day. In addition to the basal diet, the MOL and sunflower seed cake (SC) groups were fed 200 g dried M. oleifera leaf meal and 170 g sunflower seed cake, which contained 238 g and 233 g crude protein/kg, respectively, with GH having 141 g. Diet influenced chevon colour. Chevon from MOL-and SC-fed goats had higher values for lightness (L*) 24 h post mortem. The redness (a*) values of chevon 24 hours post mortem were significantly higher in MOL supplemented goats. Warner Bratzler shear force (WBSF) values of chevon from SC (30.1 N) and MOL (29.8 N) were lower than those for meat from GH diet (32.6 N). Chevon from goats fed GH diet had significantly higher cooking losses (29.5%) than that from the MOL (25.4%) and SC (25.6%) fed groups. Diet influenced the consumer sensory scores of chevon from goats supplemented with MOL, which had higher first bite, aroma, flavour and juiciness scores. Supplementing crossbred Xhosa lop-eared goats with an MOL diet produced chevon with the highest physico-chemical characteristics and consumer sensory scores. ______________________________________________________________________________________

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The contribution of chevon from Africa to global meat production

Cited by 38 publications

References 35 publications

Live animal and carcass characteristics of South African indigenous goats

Live animal and carcass characteristics of South African indigenous goats

The Effect of Supplementing Air-Dried Moringa stenopetala Leaf to Natural Grass Hay on Feed Intake and Growth Performances of Arsi-Bale Goats

Effect of feeding Moringa (Moringa oleifera) leaf meal on the physico-chemical characteristics and sensory properties of goat meat

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