Slaughter and carcass characteristics of Kıvırcık, Karacabey Merino, Ramlıç, German Black-Head Mutton × Kıvırcık and Hampshire Down × Merino crossbreed lambs reared under intensive conditions

Esen, Vasfiye Kader; Esen, Selim; Karadağ, Orhan; Önenç, Alper; Elmacı, Cengiz

doi:10.3906/vet-2006-24

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“…Therefore, crossbred slaughter lambs appear to be more profitable from a meat-producing perspective than their purebred contemporaries as they can be sold off in a shorter time, and at similar live weights, produce a higher percentage of saleable carcass meat. Although this study did not find any statistical differences between genotypes for slaughter weight, literature points to such differences existing (Scales et al, 2000;Kiyanzad, 2002;Cloete et al, 2006;Kader Esen et al, 2020;Karimi et al, 2022). The superiority of crossbred lambs for these traits is likely attributable to heterosis and the levels of dimorphism between the sire and dam breeds.…”

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Slaughter and carcass characteristics of cross- and purebred lambs finished in a pasture-based system

Theron,

Brand,

Cloete

et al. 2024

SA J. An. Sci.

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One hundred and twelve cross- and purebred pasture-reared lambs were slaughtered at optimal backfat thickness (4 mm). Selected slaughter, carcass, and meat quality characteristics of these animals were assessed. Slaughter age, but not weight, was influenced by genotype, whereas rams were younger and heavier at slaughter than ewes. Throughout, the crossbred genotypes were younger at slaughter than their purebred contemporaries. Merinos had a lower dressing percentage (40.74%) than Dohne Merinos (43.89%), which in turn dressed out substantially lower than all crossbred combinations (~47%). Genotype did not influence the fat or bone percentage in the carcass, but differences existed for the meat percentage. Meat from all groups could be described as very tender (<32.96 N) and acceptable even to consumers not preferring pasture-produced lamb. The reduced slaughter age of crossbred lambs presents the possibility of shortening the production cycle of lamb while simultaneously increasing carcass yields.

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Slaughter and carcass characteristics of cross- and purebred lambs finished in a pasture-based system

Theron,

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Cloete

et al. 2024

SA J. An. Sci.

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“…In the current study, the animal background and feeding regimens were derived from the studies by Kader Esen et al [15], Kader Esen and Elmaci [18], and Kader Esen et al [19,20]. We studied 202 later-born lambs from five different meat-type breeds [15 Males (M) and 36 Females (F) of Kıvırcık (K), 14 M and 33 F of Karacabey Merino (KM), 14 M and 14 F of Ramlıç (R), 15 M and 34 F German Black-Head Mutton × Kıvırcık (GBK), 11 M and 16 F of Hampshire Down × Merino crossbreed (HM)] whose mean weaning age was 90.5 ± 5.7 days (mean ± SD).…”

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“…Chemical composition of concentrate and roughages1 . Data in the table is extracted from Kader Esen et al[15].…”

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Effect of Growth Hormone Exon-5 Polymorphism on Growth Traits, Body Measurements, Slaughter and Carcass Characteristics, and Meat Quality in Meat-Type Lambs in Turkey

Esen¹,

Elmacı

2022

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This study examined the relationship between GHE5 polymorphisms and growth and carcass characteristics of meat-type sheep breeds reared in Turkey. A total of 202 lambs were tested, consisting of five breeds. By SSCP analysis and nucleotide sequencing, 14 nucleotide changes (12 substitutions and two deletions) were identified in four variants of GHE5. In the coding region of GHE5, five substitutions occur, including c.1588C>Y(C/T) (Ala160Val), c.1603A>M(A/C), c.1604G>S(G/C) (Lys165Thr), c.1606A>W(A/T) (Gln166Leu), and c.1664C>Y(C/T). P3 female and P1 male lambs had the highest rump height at weaning, whereas P3 females and P2 males had the highest chest depth (p < 0.05). At yearling, P1 variant lambs have longer body length (BL; p < 0.05), wider leg circumferences, and thinner cannon bone perimeter (CBP) (p > 0.01), in contrast to P2 variant lambs, which have a shorter BL and thicker CBP. Furthermore, P2 had a greater percentage of neck, shoulder, and leg, P1 had a greater percentage of loin, and P3 had a greater percentage of rack, but there was no significant difference between them. A marker-assisted selection approach can be used to improve sheep carcass quality traits by taking advantage of the nucleotide substitutions found on GHE5 and the detected differences between variants.

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Genotypic characterization of meat-type lambs expressing the callipyge gene in Turkey: II. Effect on body indexes

Esen¹,

Esen²,

Karadağ

et al. 2022

Small Ruminant Research

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Slaughter and carcass characteristics of Kıvırcık, Karacabey Merino, Ramlıç, German Black-Head Mutton × Kıvırcık and Hampshire Down × Merino crossbreed lambs reared under intensive conditions

Cited by 5 publications

References 22 publications

Slaughter and carcass characteristics of cross- and purebred lambs finished in a pasture-based system

Slaughter and carcass characteristics of cross- and purebred lambs finished in a pasture-based system

Effect of Growth Hormone Exon-5 Polymorphism on Growth Traits, Body Measurements, Slaughter and Carcass Characteristics, and Meat Quality in Meat-Type Lambs in Turkey

Genotypic characterization of meat-type lambs expressing the callipyge gene in Turkey: II. Effect on body indexes

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