Using the 9th–11th rib section to predict carcase tissue composition in Blackbelly sheep

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“…Hair sheep breeds are important for meat production in tropical regions and characterising carcass tissue composition is vital to promote economic efficiency in these production systems. Escalante-Clemente et al [8] and Sabbioni et al [9] stated that the conservation of biodiversity has become an important topic in animal husbandry, and the first step to determining the potential use of local breeds for production is to explore their relevant productive traits.…”

“…Regarding prediction of carcass tissue composition, our research group has evaluated different approaches such as carcass cuts. Escalante-Clemente et al [8] using the 9th-11th rib section to predict carcase tissue composition in Blackbelly sheep found that can be used as an alternative trait to predict carcase tissue composition in Blackbelly sheep as they can provide moderate (r 2 >0.59 and 0.92) and high accuracy (bias correction factor >0.96) predictions. The dissection of the 9th-11th rib section is a semi-invasive technique that allows to identify carcass traits in different ruminant's species (Figure 3).…”