Efecto del peso de sacrificio y sexo sobre la canal de corderos lactantes del cruce Suffolk Down x merino precoz Alemán
2007; Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala; Volume: 17; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
2224-5545
AutoresPatricio Pérez Meléndez, Mario Maino Menéndez, Claus Köbrich Grüebler, María Sol Morales Silva, José Pokniak Ramos,
Tópico(s)Pharmacological Effects and Assays
ResumoThe carcasses of thirty suckling lambs (Suffolk Down x German Merino Precocius) were studied to estimate the effect of sex and slaughter weight on: hot carcass weight, carcass length, commercial and true dressing percentages, ribeye area, dorsal fat thickness, body components weight, and retail yield. The results were analysed considering two slaughter weights (10 and 15 kg), sex, and their interaction. Hot carcass weight, carcass length, ribeye area, and dorsal fat thickness were affected by slaughter weight. Leg, shoulder, and chops. Showed the highest commercial yields and were not affected by sex, slaughter weight. nor their interaction. Based on these results it can be said that this genotype has excellent qualities for meat production.
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