Do carcasses of lambs finished on commercial production systems meet market standards?



Document title: Do carcasses of lambs finished on commercial production systems meet market standards?
Journal: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000420259
ISSN: 0001-3765
Authors: 1
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Institutions: 1Universidade Federal do Ceara, Departamento de Zootecnia, Fortaleza, Ceara. Brasil
2Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria, Caprinos e Ovinos, Sobral, Ceara. Brasil
3Universidade Estadual Vale do Acarau, Coordenacao de Zootecnia, Sobral, Ceara. Brasil
Year:
Season: Jun
Volumen: 90
Number: 2
Pages: 1671-1683
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Analítico
English abstract This study aimed to characterize a commercial lamb finishing system using animals of undefined breed from production to slaughter by analyzing performance, carcass traits, yield of commercial cuts, and the quality and meat acceptance of different slaughter groups, as to evaluate whether this system provides the market with a standardized product. The lots were not homogeneous for yield of commercial cuts and performance and morphometric traits evaluated in vivo . The groups were heterogeneous to 75% of the 13 carcass traits evaluated, among them, hot and cold carcass weights, hot and cold carcass yields, carcass grade finishing and biological yield. There was also no uniformity for the proportion of non-carcass components, morphometry of carcass, visual appraisals, and loin traits. On the other hand, homogeneity was achieved in physico-chemical and sensory traits, except for hardness and proportion of saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids. We conclude that the commercial finishing system with the use of undefined crossbred lambs does not produce carcass and cuts standardized to the market
Disciplines: Medicina veterinaria y zootecnia,
Química
Keyword: Ovinos y caprinos,
Zootecnia,
Química de alimentos,
Producción animal,
Morfología de la carcasa,
Rendimientos en canal,
Acidos grasos,
Peso de la matanza,
Cortes de carne,
Calidad,
Aceptación
Keyword: Sheep and goats,
Animal husbandry,
Food chemistry,
Animal production,
Carcass morphology,
Carcass yields,
Fatty acids,
Sensory analysis,
Meat cuts,
Quality,
Acceptation
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