THE GROWTH DURING SUCKLING PERIOD AND CARCASS
TRAITS
OF KIDS OF THE BALKAN GOAT BREED
Božidarka
Marković1. Milan
Marković1. Slavko Josipović2
1University of
Montenegro,
Biotechnical Faculty, Mihaila Lalića 1, 81000 Podgorica,
Montenegro
2Institute for Animal Husbandry, Beograd – Zemun,
11000 Zemun, Serbia
bmarkovic@t-com.me
The growth traits of 56 kids (31 male and 25 female) of
the Balkan goat breed. reared in karst area of Montenegro during 3 months of
the suckling period (birth weight,. body weight with 30. 60 and 90 days
of growth and corresponding average daily gains) have been investigated.
Weight and dressing percentage of warm carcasses, weight and dressing
percentage of chilled carcasses, as well as weight and share of the offal
and byproducts of slaughtering have been investigated on total of 14
carcasses (7 male and 7 female) and the differences that are manifested
between the sexes. The average birth weight of male kids was 3.25 kg and
3.19 kg of female kids, while body weight of male kids
with 30, 60 and 90 days were: 7.97, 12.74 and 17.63 kg, and for
female kids: 7.78, 11.72 and 16.25 kg, respectively. Male and female kids
showed statistically significant differences (P<0.01) for body weight
and average daily gain in periods from 30th to 60th
day and from 60th to 90th day, but not for birth
weight and for ADG from birth to 30th
day. The average dressing percentage weight of warm carcasses of male and
female slaughtered kids separately were 57.76 and 59.12%, weight of
chilled carcasses with head and offal 56.39 and 57.47% and weight of
chilled carcasses without head and offal 44.82 and 45.31%, respectively.
Significant difference between sexes was determined only for weight and
dressing percentage of chilled carcasses with head and giblets
(P<0.05). The share of edible and non edible offal of slaughtering
(pre-stomach and small intestines + abomasums and large intestines) was
9.87 and rest 8.64% in male and female kids, while the share of skin was 7.6
and 8.2% in average,. respectively.
Key words:
kids; body weight; carcass; dressing percentage
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