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Determination on The Body Properties and Meat Performance of Anhui White Goat
2009, 30(4):
150-150.
doi:10.12160/j.issn.1672-5190.2009.04.076
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Body properties and meat performances of Anhui white goat were determined. The average height of rams at 4, 6, 8 and 12 months old were 4:2.10, 46.35, 47.66 and 55.65 cm, resp., that of ewes at 4, 6, 8 months old and adult ewes were 40.08, 43.76, 45.90 and 63.30 cm, resp., and that of wethers were 48.30 cm. The average body length of rams at 4, 6, 8 and 12 months old were 44.24, 49.22, 50.75 and 65.00 em, resp., that at ewes of 4, 6, 8 months old and adult ewes were 41.91, 46.28, 50.06 and 67.20 cm, resp., and that of wethers were 45.70 cm. The average chest circumference of rams at 4, 6, 8, 12 months old were 50.08, 52.98, 56.04, 65.00 cm, resp, that of ewes at 4, 6, 8, 12 months old were 45.74, 49.50, 53.33 and 74.00 cm, resp., and that of wethers were 50.00 cm. The average cannon circumference of rams at 4, 6, 8 and 12 months old were 6.48, 6.78, 6.85 and 7.20 cm, that of ewes at 4, 6, 8 and 12 months old were 6.10,6.36,6.61 and 7.80 cm, resp., and that of wethers were 6.78 cm. The average liveweight before slaughtering of rams at 4, 6, 8, 12 months old were 9.36, 12.51, 14.59 and 18.10 kg, resp., that of ewes at 4, 6, 8 months old and adult ewes were 7.73, 9.67, 12.40 and 26.50 kg, resp., and that of wethers were 11.45 kg. The average empty body weight of 12-month-old rams, adult ewes and wethers were 16.66, 23.78, 10.09 kg, resp. The average dressing percentage of 12-month-old rams, adult ewes and wethers according to the liveweight before slaughtering were 51.11% ,49.06 % ,48.13 %, resp., that of 12-month-old rams, adult ewes and wethers according to the empty body weight were 54.50 % ,54.67 % ,54.49 %, resp. The average meat percentage of 12-month-old rams, adult ewes and wethers were 34.31% ,35.64 % ,33.50 %, resp. The average meat-bone ratio of 12-month-old rams, adult ewes and wethers were 1: 2.10, 1:2.7, 1:2.85, resp.. The average eye muscle area of 12-month-old rams, adult ewes and wethers were 8.40, 8.05, 2.96 cm^2, resp..