To Determine the Effect of Using a Complete Feed Containing Protected Soybean Groats in the Production of Javanese Thin-Tailed Male Sheep Carcasses

Abstract

The present study aims to determine the impact of complete feed containing protected soybean meal on the production of male thin-tailed lamb carcasses. A total of 15 (23.43 ± 1.40 kg) 12 months old male Thin-Tailed Sheep (TTL) were given 3 treatments and 5 replicates in a completely randomized design. The ration consisted of complete feed and formaldehyde-protected soybean groat (PSG). The treatments includes 100% complete feed (F1), 90% complete feed + PSG 10% (F2), and 80% complete feed + PSG 20% (F3). Data were analyzed using ANOVA and differences between treatments were further tested using Duncan’s New Multiple Range Test. The results indicated that the use of PSG containing complete feed did not improve the characteristics of carcasses (weight and percentage of carcass components, half-cuts and commercial cuts of carcass, fleshing index and meat bone ratio) of male TTLs (P>0.05). However, differences were found in the rib eye muscle area. The use of complete feed containing 20% PSM (F3) resulted the highest rib eye muscle area figure compared to those of F2 and F1 (35.17 vs 27.00 and 26.33; P<0.05). Our study revealed that the use of complete feed containing 20% protected soybean groat resulted in higher rib eye muscle area by 25.14% compared to those containing no protected soybean groat. However, no differences in carcass characteristics were found in view of weight and percentage of carcass components, half cut and commercial carcass, fleshing index and meat bone ration in thin-tailed sheep.

Production and carcass quality of thin-tailed sheep fed diets containing protected and unprotected soybean groats

“…The study's various feed treatments responded to carcass percentage in a manner that was generally similar. This is consistent with [17]'s findings on thin tailed Up to 20% of protected soybean groats fed to sheep had no appreciable impact on the carcass percentage, which ranged from 48.07 to 48.46%. This is because protein retention to supply muscle mass is likewise very similar, which results in a pretty equal protein content ratio.…”

“…These outcomes can be ascribed to the ingestion of protein and the availability of energy for muscle retention. According to [17], the amount of protein consumed and the available energy play a significant role in determining how much tissue is preserved. Both P1, P2, and P3 had ration protein contents that were comparatively similar when compared to the treatment rations.…”

“…The provision of formaldehyde-protected soybean groats had no discernible impact (P>0.05) on the fleshing index of TTS, according to the results of the analysis of variance in Table 2. According to studies by [17], giving TTS a ration of protected soybean groats up to 20% of the time had no discernible impact on their fleshing index, which averaged 25.98 kg/m. This is due to the slaughter weight being essentially the same.…”