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- Title
Effect of gender and body condition score on meat quality in Kundi buffalo.
- Authors
Saleem, Muhammad Usman; Aslamx, Asim; Akram, Ahsan; Iqbal, Umer; Shamas, Shazia; Roshan, Sadia
- Abstract
The objectives of the current study were to study the effects of gender and body condition score (BCS) on meat quality in Kundi buffaloes. Samples of trapezius cervicalis, longissimus dorsi and semitendinosus muscles from forty Kundi buffaloes were selected for evaluating physical attributes of meat. Animals were divided into four equal groups on the basis of gender and BCS. It was found that in every group longissimus dorsi had the best quality characteristics among the selected skeletal muscles. Meat from male Kundi buffaloes and those with BCS > 4 was of superior quality than meat from female Kundi buffaloes and those with BCS of 1-4. Therefore gender and BCS can be used as a selection tool during animal selection regarding meat quality.
- Subjects
ERECTOR spinae muscles; MEAT quality; ARTIFICIAL selection of animals; SKELETAL muscle; MEAT analysis; GENDER; MUSCLES; GENDER studies
- Publication
Indian Journal of Animal Research, 2020, Vol 54, Issue 6, p786
- ISSN
0367-6722
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18805/ijar.B-1128