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- Title
Slaughter Characteristics of Feedlot-Finished Premium South African Lamb: Effects of Sex and Breed Type.
- Authors
Van der Merwe, Daniël André; Brand, Tertius Swanepoel; Hoffman, Louwrens Christiaan
- Abstract
This study compared the carcass characteristics of ram and ewe lambs from South African wool, dual-purpose, meat, and fat-tailed sheep types, reared to produce premium lamb carcasses. The lambs were reared on a feedlot diet (10.41 MJ ME/kg feed and 19.06% crude protein) from weaning (30 kg live weight) until they attained a back-fat depth of ~4 mm, measured using ultrasound. After slaughter, the carcasses were assessed for retail cut yields, composition, and physical meat quality. Later, maturing lambs attained heavier carcass weights than early maturing breeds (~20.7 kg vs. 16.9 kg, respectively; p ≤ 0.05), and differences in carcass composition and retail cut yields were ascribed to differences in the frame size and pattern of fat deposition of the respective breeds. Small differences in physical meat quality were observed, with meat from Dormer and Namaqua lambs having notably higher shear-force values (~46 N) than that from Meatmaster carcasses (~34 N). These differences though are expected to have little influence on the perceived quality of the meat.
- Subjects
ANIMAL carcasses; LAMBS; MEAT quality; PERCEIVED quality; SLAUGHTERING; BREEDING; SHEEP breeding
- Publication
Foods, 2020, Vol 9, Issue 5, p648
- ISSN
2304-8158
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/foods9050648