Carcass Characteristics of the Libyan Purebred Mahali Goat and their Crosses with Damascus and Morcia Granada Goats
This study was conducted to evaluate the carcass characteristics of Mahali (M), Damascus (D) and Morcia Granada (G) goats and their crosses. Live weight, carcass weight, dressing-out %, rib eye muscle area, non-carcass components and kidney fat were measured. The results showed significant superiori...
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| author | Abdelkareem E. Ahtash Abdulla S. Biala Aiad F. Magid Hamed M. Marhoun |
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| description | This study was conducted to evaluate the carcass characteristics of Mahali (M), Damascus (D) and Morcia Granada (G) goats and their crosses. Live weight, carcass weight, dressing-out %, rib eye muscle area, non-carcass components and kidney fat were measured. The results showed significant superiority of Damascus goats in live weight (65.8 kg), carcass weight (34.3 kg), dressing-out %( 52.1%), rib eye muscle areas (22.7 cm²) over the Mahali and Morcia Granada goats. The crossbred group (1/2 M ҳ 1/2 D) was superior in live weight (50 kg), carcass weight (24.2kg), dressing-out %( 48.4%), and rib eye muscle area (21.2cm²) over other crossbreds. The crossbred group (3⁄4D ҳ 1⁄4M) was superior in live weight (61.7kg), carcass weight (31 kg) and rib eye muscle area (21.3cm²) over the other 3⁄4 crossbreds. This study indicated that crossing between Mahali ҳ Damascus breed was beneficial for increasing live weight, carcass weight and meat production. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2f3761967acd44b0b166557fc4bae6872022-12-22T01:38:10ZengSultan Qaboos UniversityJournal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences2410-10602410-10792010-01-01150212710.24200/jams.vol15iss0pp21-27677Carcass Characteristics of the Libyan Purebred Mahali Goat and their Crosses with Damascus and Morcia Granada GoatsAbdelkareem E. Ahtash0Abdulla S. Biala1Aiad F. Magid2Hamed M. Marhoun3Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Fateh University, Tripoli, LibyaDepartment of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Fateh University, Tripoli, LibyaDepartment of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Fateh University, Tripoli, LibyaDepartment of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Omar Mokhtar University, Al-Bayda, LibyaThis study was conducted to evaluate the carcass characteristics of Mahali (M), Damascus (D) and Morcia Granada (G) goats and their crosses. Live weight, carcass weight, dressing-out %, rib eye muscle area, non-carcass components and kidney fat were measured. The results showed significant superiority of Damascus goats in live weight (65.8 kg), carcass weight (34.3 kg), dressing-out %( 52.1%), rib eye muscle areas (22.7 cm²) over the Mahali and Morcia Granada goats. The crossbred group (1/2 M ҳ 1/2 D) was superior in live weight (50 kg), carcass weight (24.2kg), dressing-out %( 48.4%), and rib eye muscle area (21.2cm²) over other crossbreds. The crossbred group (3⁄4D ҳ 1⁄4M) was superior in live weight (61.7kg), carcass weight (31 kg) and rib eye muscle area (21.3cm²) over the other 3⁄4 crossbreds. This study indicated that crossing between Mahali ҳ Damascus breed was beneficial for increasing live weight, carcass weight and meat production.https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/jams/article/view/693bbeeds, crossbreeding, carcass. |
| spellingShingle | Abdelkareem E. Ahtash Abdulla S. Biala Aiad F. Magid Hamed M. Marhoun Carcass Characteristics of the Libyan Purebred Mahali Goat and their Crosses with Damascus and Morcia Granada Goats Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences bbeeds, crossbreeding, carcass. |
| title | Carcass Characteristics of the Libyan Purebred Mahali Goat and their Crosses with Damascus and Morcia Granada Goats |
| title_full | Carcass Characteristics of the Libyan Purebred Mahali Goat and their Crosses with Damascus and Morcia Granada Goats |
| title_fullStr | Carcass Characteristics of the Libyan Purebred Mahali Goat and their Crosses with Damascus and Morcia Granada Goats |
| title_full_unstemmed | Carcass Characteristics of the Libyan Purebred Mahali Goat and their Crosses with Damascus and Morcia Granada Goats |
| title_short | Carcass Characteristics of the Libyan Purebred Mahali Goat and their Crosses with Damascus and Morcia Granada Goats |
| title_sort | carcass characteristics of the libyan purebred mahali goat and their crosses with damascus and morcia granada goats |
| topic | bbeeds, crossbreeding, carcass. |
| url | https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/jams/article/view/693 |
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