Abstract:This study determined the weight at maturity (WM) of water buffaloes of three genetic groups (GG:Jafarabadi, Mediterranean, and Murrah) slaughtered at different weights (420, 480, and 540 kg). One-hundred-fifty-three non-castrated male (means of initial body weight and age of 314 ±117 kg and 390 ±32 days, respectively) from two similar experiments were used. The animals were slaughtered and the non-carcass components of each animal were weighed to obtain the empty body weight (EBW). The left half-carcasses wer… Show more
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