The aim of this study was to identify some carcass characteristics of Herik lambs under intensive conditions.
In this study, data on 20 single-born male Herik lambs, namely 10 with short, round, fat tail, and 10 with long,
semi-fat tails, were used. The lambs were finished after weaning, and were slaughtered when their weights reached to
40 kg Carcasses were split to cuts. The carcass joints were dissected as meat, bone and fat. The ratios of meat, bone
and fat were 56.2, 15.15 and 28.8% for leg, 61.14, 2.79 and 18.14% for foreleg, 46.64, 15.21 and 38.36% for loin in the
study. The difference between ratio of meat, bone in loin and in carcass was no significant (P>0.05). In conclusion,
some of the carcass composition characteristics of Herik lambs were determined in present study. More studies should
be done for the determination and the development of characteristics of Herik lambs, a native and local breed in Turkey,
because of less study was available.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | April 15, 2018 |
Submission Date | June 7, 2016 |
Acceptance Date | December 6, 2016 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018 Volume: 15 Issue: 1 |
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