Slaughter Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Bamei Lamb
Bamei lamb is a locally newly developed breed for meat production in Inner Mongolia,but it slaughter performance and carcass characteristics have never been defined yet.In this study,Bamei lamb at 4,6,8 months of age were slaughtered and its slaughter performance and carcass quality were compared with those of Small tailed sheep and Sunit lamb of the same age.The results showed that Bamei lamb at all ages analyzed had bigger loin eye area than the other two breeds of the same ages (P＜0.05).Dressing percentage,lean meat yield and back meat thickness of Bamei lamb at 6 months and 8 months of age were significantly higher than those of Small tailed sheep and Sunit lamb of the same age (P＜0.05).Dressing percentage,lean meat yield,loin eye area and back meat thickness of Bamei lamb at 4 months of age were significantly lower or smaller than those at 6 months of age (P＜0.01),but which were smaller or lower than those at 8 months of age(P＜0.05).In summary,Bamei lamb is superior to Small tailed sheep and Sunit lamb for meat production.Based on the data we obtained,the proper slaughter age for Bamei lamb is between 6 months and 8 months.
国家科技期刊平台
NSTL
万方数据
维普
