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Characteristics and Cutability of Farmed Rusa Deer (Cervus timorensis) Carcasses for Marketing of Venison

  • Dahlan, I.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제22권5호
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    • pp.740-746
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    • 2009
  • Rusa deer are the only viable commercial tropical deer species for farming in the tropics because of their hardiness, adaptability and prolific characteristics. Twelve entire rusa stags were slaughtered according to halal procedure and used for carcass evaluation and cutability studies. Three carcass categories; large (46 to 55 kg), medium (36 to 45 kg) and small (25 to 35 kg) were developed for rusa stags. This study indicated that entire Moluccan rusa deer stags with mean live weight ranges from 50 to 80 kg and age groups of 15 to 29 months showed dressing percentage of 58 to 62%. Carcass conformation of rusa stags showed significantly (p<0.05) higher forequarters portion than hindquarters for medium (mean weight, 40.8 kg) and large (mean weight, 50.0 kg) carcass categories. The large carcass category was significantly (p<0.05) bigger in hindquarters portion (47.3% vs. 45.4%) than the medium carcass category. This study showed that medium and large carcass categories are more suitable for boneless cuts since the muscles were larger than small carcasses and easy for deboning. Stag carcasses showed higher proportion of the musculature in the high-priced areas of the carcass such as in round cuts. Bone-in cuts are more suitable for small carcasses since the muscles were smaller and difficult to debone (mean weight, 30.5 kg). About 90% of total deer carcasses in the small carcass category were developed into retail bone-in cuts (excluding 9.9% of breast, shank and trimming). The carcass characteristics and cutability information derived from this study can be used as a basis for a venison marketing strategy for deer farming and production in the tropics.

오리 도체중량이 오리고기의 이화학적 특성 및 관능특성에 미치는 영향 (Effect of Carcass Weight on Physicochemical and Sensory Traits of Duck Meat)

  • 김윤석;김진형;조수현;강선문;강근호;서현우
    • 한국가금학회지
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    • 제45권3호
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    • pp.137-145
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    • 2018
  • 본 연구는 오리의 도체중량에 따른 오리고기의 이화학적 특성을 구명하고자 수행하였다. 오리 도체중에 따라 200 g 단위로 2,200 g 미만부터 2,800 g 이상까지 총 5개의 중량구간을 설정하여 가슴육과 다리육을 분석하였다. 일반성분 중 지방은 가슴육에서 중량이 증가할수록 증가하는 것으로 나타났다(P<0.05). pH와 보수력은 중량에 따른 경향이 나타나지 않았다. 가열감량은 가슴육에서 2,200 g 미만 구간에서 가장 높았으며, 중량이 증가할수록 감소하는 경향이 나타났다(P<0.05). 육색은 중량에 따른 경향이 나타나지 않았다. 전단력은 2,800 g 이상 중량구간에서 가장 높게 나타났으며, 중량이 증가할수록 증가하는 경향을 나타내었다(P<0.05). 지방산 조성은 가슴육과 다리육 모두 중량이 증가할수록 oleic acid(C18:1, n9) 함량이 증가하는 경향을 나타내었다(P<0.05). 불포화지방산 함량은 가슴육에서 유의적인 차이가 없었으나, 다리육에서 중량이 증가할수록 증가하는 경향을 나타내었다(P<0.05). 관능평가 결과, 가슴육의 2,800 g 이상 중량구간에서 풍미, 연도와 종합 기호도가 가장 높게 나타났으나, 유의적인 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 이상의 결과를 종합해 보면 오리의 도체중량이 오리고기의 이화학적 특성에 영향을 주었으나, 관능특성에는 유의미한 영향이 없는 것으로 나타났다.

돼지의 교배조합·도체등급 및 출하일령이 도체특성에 미치는 영향 (Effect of Mating System, Carcass Grade and Age at Marketing on Carcass Characteristics of Pigs)

  • 김계웅;김석은
    • Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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    • 제51권1호
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    • pp.69-74
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    • 2009
  • 본 연구는 도체 등급판정을 받은 비육돈 LY 및 LYD 교잡종 중 암퇘지 128두와 거세돈 528두, 총 656 두를 공시돈으로 교배조합, 도체등급 및 출하일령별 도체 및 육질특성을 조사하여 고급돈육생산에 필요한 기초적 자료를 얻고자 실시하였다. 교배조합별 도체특성의 변화에서 근내 지방도와 보수력은 두 교배조합 간에 각각 통계적으로 유의한 차이(p<0.05)를 보였으나, 도체중, 등지방 두께, 육색, 도체등급 및 출하일령은 두 교배조합 간에 유의차가 나타나지 않았다. 도체등급별 도체특성 분석에서 도체중은 도체등급이 떨어질수록 유의하게(p<0.05) 무거웠다. 등지방 두께는 도체등급이 높을수록 유의하게(p<0.05) 얇은 성적을 나타났으나, 육색도에서는 도체등급간에 통계적 유의차는 없었다. 보수력은 도체등급 간에 유의한 차이(p<0.05)를 보인 반면에, 출하일령은 유의성 있는 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 출하일령별 도체특성에서 도체중과 등지방 두께는 출하일령 간에 통계적으로 유의하게(p<0.05) 일령이 많을수록 무겁게 나타났으나, 육색은 일령간에 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 근내 지방도는 출하일령이 많을수록 유의하게(p<0.05) 높았으나, 도체등급과 보수력에서는 출하일령이 적을수록 유의하게(p<0.05) 높게 나타났다. 그리고 A 등급 출현율은 출하일령이 높은 돈군보다 166~170 일령 돈군에서 53.5%로 가장 높게 나타났다. 도체형질 간의 상관계수 추정에서 도체중은 등지방 두께와 정(+)의 중등 상관이었으나, 도체등급과는 부(-)의 상관이 존재하였으며, 등지방 두께와 도체등급 간에는 부(-) 상관, 육색과 보수력 간에는 고도의 부(-)의 상관, 그리고 근내 지방도와 보수력은 정(+)의 중등 상관이 각각 존재하였다.

The Effect of Protein Source and Formaldehyde Treatment on Growth and Carcass Composition of Awassi Lambs

  • Abdullah, A.Y.;Awawdeh, F.T.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제17권8호
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    • pp.1080-1087
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    • 2004
  • A trial with twenty-four newly weaned Awassi lambs (initial body weight=21.5$\pm$0.8 kg) was conducted using a 3$\times$2 factorial design to study the effect of feeding three sources of protein supplements (soybean meal (SBM), sunflower seed meal (SSM), and cottonseed meal (CSM)), either untreated or formaldehyde-treated on the growth performance and carcass traits of Awassi lambs. Lambs were randomly assigned to one of the six diets (4 lambs/treatment diet) and were individually fed for a period of 107 days. Experimental diets were isonitrogenous and isocaloric. Final live weight and average daily gain (ADG) were affected by both source of protein and formaldehyde treatment (undegradable protein). Lambs fed untreated diets had better (p<0.01) daily gain compared to those fed formaldehyde-treated diets. Similarly total feed intake per animal was significantly (p<0.05) affected by protein source and formaldehyde treatment. Formaldehyde treatment caused a significant decrease (p<0.01) in feed intake compared to lambs fed untreated diets. Feed requirement per unit of gain was not affected by formaldehyde treatment during all periods of the experiment except for the second period (the second 28 day period), whereby untreated SBM, SSM and CSM had better feed conversion ratio (FCR) than the treated groups. Source of protein had a moderate effect (p<0.10) on FCR but had a significant effect (p<0.05) on hot and cold carcass weight, digestive tract empty weight and liver weight, with lambs fed SBM having higher values than lambs fed SSM and CSM diets. Supplementation with undegradable protein had a significant effect (p<0.05) on dressing-out percentage (p<0.05), final live weight, and hot and cold carcass weight (p<0.01). The lower values pertain to lambs fed treated diets compared to lambs fed untreated diets. In general, there were no significant differences among all carcass linear dimensions, carcass cut weights and dissected loin tissue weights for both treatments (protein source and formaldehyde treatment). Supplementation with undegradable protein but not the source of protein resulted in significantly higher dissected leg total bone weight (p<0.05), tibia and femur weight (p<0.05), and femur length (p<0.01) at the same carcass weight. Results suggest that the treatment of SBM, SSM and CSM with formaldehyde did not improve efficiency of feed utilization, lamb performance or carcass traits and that the SBM diet resulted in an increase in lamb performance compared to other experimental diets.

THE MEASUREMENT OF FAT THICKNESS IN LIVE CATTLE WITH AN ULTRASONIC DEVICE AS A PREDICTOR OF CARCASS COMPOSITION

  • Mitsuhashi, T.;Mitsumoto, M.;Yamashita, Y.;Ozawa, S.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제3권4호
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    • pp.263-267
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    • 1990
  • The fat thicknesses of twenty-eight Japanese Black beef steers were measured with an ultrasonic device at eleven points on the cattle prior to slaughter and side dissection. The relation between live fat thickness and both weight and percentage of fat and lean in the carcass was examined. Fat thickness obtained from nine points of the chest, flank and rump regions was found to relate significantly (P<0.01) to both weight and percentage of fat. However, shoulder fat thickness measurements were not significantly related to the weight or percentage of fat or lean in the carcass. Addition of live fat thickness to animal age or live weight as an independent variable markedly improved the precision of multiple regression equations for predicting weight of fat and lean, and percentage of fat. In predicting the percentage of lean, both animal age and body weight were not employed in the multiple regression equation. The residual standard deviation for predicting percentage of fat and lean were 1.93 and 1.87, respectively. The ultrasonic measurement of fat thickness if supposed to be useful to the prediction of carcass composition of beef cattle.

Effects of vertebral number variations on carcass traits and genotyping of Vertnin candidate gene in Kazakh sheep

  • Zhang, Zhifeng;Sun, Yawei;Du, Wei;He, Sangang;Liu, Mingjun;Tian, Changyan
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제30권9호
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    • pp.1234-1238
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    • 2017
  • Objective: The vertebral number is associated with body length and carcass traits, which represents an economically important trait in farm animals. The variation of vertebral number has been observed in a few mammalian species. However, the variation of vertebral number and quantitative trait loci in sheep breeds have not been well addressed. Methods: In our investigation, the information including gender, age, carcass weight, carcass length and the number of thoracic and lumbar vertebrae from 624 China Kazakh sheep was collected. The effect of vertebral number variation on carcass weight and carcass length was estimated by general linear model. Further, the polymorphic sites of Vertnin (VRTN) gene were identified by sequencing, and the association of the genotype and vertebral number variation was analyzed by the one-way analysis of variance model. Results: The variation of thoracolumbar vertebrae number in Kazakh sheep (18 to 20) was smaller than that in Texel sheep (17 to 21). The individuals with 19 thoracolumbar vertebrae (T13L6) were dominant in Kazakh sheep (79.2%). The association study showed that the numbers of thoracolumbar vertebrae were positively correlated with the carcass length and carcass weight, statistically significant with carcass length. To investigate the association of thoracolumbar vertebrae number with VRTN gene, we genotyped the VRTN gene. A total of 9 polymorphic sites were detected and only a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) (rs426367238) was suggested to associate with thoracic vertebral number statistically. Conclusion: The variation of thoracolumbar vertebrae number positively associated with the carcass length and carcass weight, especially with the carcass length. VRTN gene polymorphism of the SNP (rs426367238) with significant effect on thoracic vertebral number could be as a candidate marker to further evaluate its role in influence of thoracolumbar vertebral number.

Effects of Vitamin A on Carcass Composition Concerning Younger Steer Fattening of Wagyu Cattle

  • Nade, T.;Hirabara, S.;Okumura, T.;Fujita, K.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제16권3호
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    • pp.353-358
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    • 2003
  • Regarding the fattening of younger cattle that the Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) recommends in Japan, this study looked at vitamin A control in feed and blood and its effect on performance of production and carcass composition of Wagyu steers. Five sets from 10 Wagyu artificial identical twins were divided to into 2 groups, a restricted group (Test) and a supplied group (Control). The body weight at the finishing time of the Test was significantly lower than that of the Control (p<0.05). The daily gain from 13 to 21 months old, as the animals in the Test were fed the concentrated feed without Vitamin A, was significantly different (p<0.05) between the Test and the Control. The total daily gains for the Test and the Control for the fattening period were 0.82 kg/day and 0.93 kg/day, respectively, which showed a significant difference (p<0.01). Regarding the rib thickness, the Test was thinner than the Control. The Beef Marbling Scores of the Test and Control were 3.60 and 2.80, respectively. The muscle weight of the Test was significantly smaller than that of the Control (p<0.01). However, regarding the ratio to the carcass, the Test was significantly higher than the Control (p<0.05). For the fat weight, the Test was smaller by about 15 kg than the Control (p<0.01). Furthermore, for the fat ratio to the carcass, the Test was significantly lower than the Control (p<0.05). The bone weights of the two groups were approximately the same. Regarding the ratio of bone to carcass, the Test was higher than the Control (p<0.01). For the younger fattening method, the low level vitamin A in the serum had the effect that the muscle ratio to the carcass weight was greater and the fat was less, but the carcass and muscle weight were less.

Genetic Parameter Estimates of Carcass Traits under National Scale Breeding Scheme for Beef Cattle

  • Do, ChangHee;Park, ByungHo;Kim, SiDong;Choi, TaeJung;Yang, BohSuk;Park, SuBong;Song, HyungJun
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제29권8호
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    • pp.1083-1094
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    • 2016
  • Carcass and price traits of 72,969 Hanwoo cows, bulls and steers aged 16 to 80 months at slaughter collected from 2002 to 2013 at 75 beef packing plants in Korea were analyzed to determine heritability, correlation and breeding value using the Multi-Trait restricted maximum likelihood (REML) animal model procedure. The traits included carcass measurements, scores and grades at 24 h postmortem and bid prices at auction. Relatively high heritability was found for maturity ($0.41{\pm}0.031$), while moderate heritability estimates were obtained for backfat thickness ($0.20{\pm}0.018$), longissimus muscle (LM) area ($0.23{\pm}0.020$), carcass weight ($0.28{\pm}0.019$), yield index ($0.20{\pm}0.018$), yield grade ($0.16{\pm}0.017$), marbling ($0.28{\pm}0.021$), texture ($0.14{\pm}0.016$), quality grade ($0.26{\pm}0.016$) and price/kg ($0.24{\pm}0.025$). Relatively low heritability estimates were observed for meat color ($0.06{\pm}0.013$) and fat color ($0.06{\pm}0.012$). Heritability estimates for most traits were lower than those in the literature. Genetic correlations of carcass measurements with characteristic scores or quality grade of carcass ranged from -0.27 to +0.21. Genetic correlations of yield grade with backfat thickness, LM area and carcass weight were 0.91, -0.43, and -0.09, respectively. Genetic correlations of quality grade with scores of marbling, meat color, fat color and texture were -0.99, 0.48, 0.47, and 0.98, respectively. Genetic correlations of price/kg with LM area, carcass weight, marbling, meat color, texture and maturity were 0.57, 0.64, 0.76, -0.41, -0.79, and -0.42, respectively. Genetic correlations of carcass price with LM area, carcass weight, marbling and texture were 0.61, 0.57, 0.64, and -0.73, respectively, with standard errors ranging from ${\pm}0.047$ to ${\pm}0.058$. The mean carcass weight breeding values increased by more than 8 kg, whereas the mean marbling scores decreased by approximately 0.2 from 2000 through 2009. Overall, the results suggest that genetic improvement of productivity and carcass quality could be obtained under the national scale breeding scheme of Korea for Hanwoo and that continuous efforts to improve the breeding scheme should be made to increase genetic progress.

Comparative evaluation of supplemental zilpaterol hydrochloride sources on growth performance, dietary energetics and carcass characteristics of finishing lambs

  • Rivera-Villegas, A.;Estrada-Angulo, A.;Castro-Perez, B.I.;Urias-Estrada, J.D.;Rios-Rincon, F.G.;Rodriguez-Cordero, D.;Barreras, A.;Plascencia, A.;Gonzalez-Vizcarra, V.M.;Sosa-Gordillo, J.F.;Zinn, R.A.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제32권2호
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    • pp.209-216
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    • 2019
  • Objective: We compare the effects of three different approved sources of supplemental zilpaterol on growth-performance responses and carcass characteristics of finishing lambs. Methods: Twenty four Pelibuey${\times}$Katahdin lambs ($46.75{\pm}2.43kg$) were used in a 33-day feeding trial. Lambs were fed a dry rolled corn-based finishing diet. Treatments consisted of the non-supplemental basal diet (Control) versus the basal diet supplemented with 125 mg zilpaterol/kg of diet (as fed basis) from three commercial sources marketed in Mexico: Zilmax (ZIL), Grofactor, and Zipamix. Results: Compared to controls, zilpaterol (ZH) supplementation did not affect dry matter intake (DMI), but increased carcass adjusted daily weight gain (ADG, 36.7%), gain efficiency (34.2%), and dietary net energy (26.0%), and decreased (23.4%) the ratio of observed:expected DMI. Compared to controls, supplemental ZH increased hot carcass weight (6.4%), dressing percentage (3.2%), m. longissimus thoracis (LM) area (15.6%), and shoulder muscle:fat ratio (28.7%), but decreased kidney-pelvic-heart fat, and fat thickness. Supplemental ZH increased 10.9% and 14.3% whole cut weight of loin and leg, respectively, and the proportion (as percentage of cold carcass weight) of leg (4.3%). These increases were reflected in greater forequarter and hindquarter weights. Lambs fed ZH increased (4.6%) empty body weight (EBW) and reduced (14.7%) liver/spleen weight (as g/kg EBW). Likewise, ZH supplementation tended (p = 0.08) to lower (8.9%) visceral fat. Growth performance, energetic efficiency, hot carcass weight, dressing percentage, LM area and whole cuts were not different across supplemental ZH sources. However, compared with non-supplemented controls, only ZIL appreciably decreased carcass fat distribution, including fat thickness, percentage kidney pelvic and heart fat, shoulder fat, and visceral fat. Conclusion: Supplemental ZH increases ADG, gain efficiency, carcass dressing percentage, and LM area. The magnitude of these responses was similar among ZH sources. Nevertheless, compared with non-supplemented controls, only ZIL appreciably decreases carcass fat. The basis for this is uncertain, but indicative that some practical differences in zilpaterol bio-equivalency may exist across commercial sources tested.

Estimation of heritability and genetic parameters for carcass traits and primal cut production traits in Hanwoo

  • Jae Don Oh;Gwang Hyeon Lee;Hong Sik Kong
    • 한국동물생명공학회지
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    • 제39권2호
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    • pp.114-120
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    • 2024
  • Background: The Hanwoo industry must develop technologies that can increase the production of preferred cuts to match changing consumer trends. In this study, we aimed to estimate the genetic parameters for carcass traits (carcass weight, eye muscle area, back fat thickness, and intramuscular fat) and primal cut traits (tenderloin, loin, strip loin, neck, clod, top round, bottom round, brisket, shank, and rib) in a Hanwoo population to obtain basic data for improving primal cut productivity. Methods: Data from 1,905 Hanwoo steers, including carcass traits and primal cut weights, were collected. Genetic parameters were estimated using REMLF90 in a multi-trait analysis. Results: High heritability was found for carcass weight (0.52) and strip loin yield (0.63). Genetic correlations between carcass weight and primal cut weights ranged from 0.52 to 0.93. Conclusions: This study demonstrates the significant potential for genetic improvement in Hanwoo cattle through selective breeding, particularly for traits with high heritability and genetic correlations. These findings provide crucial insights into optimizing breeding programs to improve Hanwoo cattle production efficiency.