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Preliminary Evaluation of Slaughter Value and Carcass Composition of Indigenous Sheep and Goats from Traditional Production System in Tanzania

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dc.contributor.author Shija, Dismas S.
dc.contributor.author Mtenga, Louis A.
dc.contributor.author Kimambo, Abiliza E.
dc.contributor.author Laswai, Germana H.
dc.contributor.author Mushi, Daniel E.
dc.contributor.author Mgheni, Dynes M.
dc.contributor.author Mwilawa, Angello J.
dc.contributor.author Shirima, Eligy J. M
dc.contributor.author Safari, John G.
dc.date.accessioned 2023-08-16T09:34:17Z
dc.date.available 2023-08-16T09:34:17Z
dc.date.issued 2013
dc.identifier.citation Shija D. S., Mtenga L. A.,. Kimambo, A. E, Laswai G. H., Mushi D.E., Mgheni D. M., Mwilawa A. J., Shirima E. J. M. & Safari, J. G. (2013) Preliminary Evaluation of Slaughter Value and Carcass Composition of Indigenous Sheep and Goats from Traditional Production System in Tanzania. Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences ,Vol. 26, No. 1 : 143 150,http://dx.doi.org/10.5713/ajas.2012.12431 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1011-2367
dc.identifier.issn 1976-5517
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.mocu.ac.tz/xmlui/handle/123456789/476
dc.description A full text article from Community and Rural Development en_US
dc.description.abstract The aim of the pilot study was to evaluate slaughter characteristics and carcass composition of indigenous long fat tailed sheep and Small East African goats purchased from the auction markets slaughtered at 1.5 to 2 yrs of age and 20 kg to 25 kg live weight. The animals were slaughtered according to halal standard procedures. The left half carcasses were jointed into eight wholesale joints, and dissected into muscles, fat and bone, which were weighed separately. Sheep had greater (p<0.05) slaughter BW (22.29 kg vs 20.50 kg) and empty BW (20.17 kg vs 18.67 kg) than goats (p<0.05) Dressing percentages were lower (p<0.001) in sheep than goats when carcass weight was expressed as percentage of slaughter BW (42.31% and 47.15%) and empty BW (46.75% and 51.79%). Sheep carcasses had lower (p<0.001) proportion (66.18% vs 71.64%) of muscles and higher proportion of fat (7.41% vs 3.44%) than goat carcasses. Sheep had proportionally lighter (p<0.001) shoulder (18.89% vs 22.68%) and heavier (p<0.05) proportion of chump (7.916% vs 6.76%) and main rib (8.12% vs 7.07%). Sheep had more (p<0.001) muscles in the leg (28.83% vs 27.08%) and main rib (7.62% vs 6.36%) than goats. Sheep had less (p<0.001) muscles (20.28% vs 23.56%) in shoulder joints when expressed as percentage of total muscle of carcasses. It is concluded that there are differences in sheep and goat both in terms of carcass and joint yields and composition. The present study also implies that there is need to consider setting different meat cuts and prices for these cuts when one takes into account the differences in muscle distribution within joints in sheep and goats. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries volume 26;1
dc.subject Carcass Composition en_US
dc.subject Dressing Percent en_US
dc.subject Goat en_US
dc.subject Sheep en_US
dc.subject Slaughter Characteristics en_US
dc.title Preliminary Evaluation of Slaughter Value and Carcass Composition of Indigenous Sheep and Goats from Traditional Production System in Tanzania en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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