Correlation of live weight at slaughter of lambs with yield, weight and compactness of carcass

Authors

  • Volney Silveira de Avila
  • Guilherme Caldeira Coutinho Epagri/Estação Experimental de Lages
  • Vilson Korol Epagri/ Esc. Mun. Treze tílias
  • Anildon de Oliveira Ribeiro Epagri/ Esc. Mun. Curitibanos
  • José Luiz Garcia Quadro UFPel/FAEM/DFS
  • Fabricio Afonso Costa

Keywords:

sheep, carcass, races

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the correlation between live weight at slaughter and cold carcass
weight, commercial carcass yield, and carcass compactness of 50 castrated male lambs, consisting of 12 Ille de France, 32 Texel, and six Suffolk. All lambs ranging from 120 to 150 days old and raised on winter perennial pasture. In average, the lambs had a linear and positive correlation between live weight at slaughter and all others studied traits.

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Published

2004-07-03

How to Cite

de Avila, V. S., Coutinho, G. C. ., Korol, V. ., Ribeiro, A. de O. ., Quadro, J. L. G. ., & Costa, F. A. . (2004). Correlation of live weight at slaughter of lambs with yield, weight and compactness of carcass. Agropecuária Catarinense Journal, 17(2), 67–69. Retrieved from https://publicacoes.epagri.sc.gov.br/rac/article/view/1004

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 2 (2004)

Section

Scientific note

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