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Indicators of slaughter value and carcass quality of Dalmatian Pramenka lambs

doc. Marina Krvavica ; Veleučilište „Marko Marulić“, Petra Krešimira IV Knin
prof. Jozo Rogošić
Tomislav Šarić ; Sveučilište u Zadru, Odjel za ekologiju, agronomiju i akvakulturu, Trg kneza Višelava 10, Zadar
Ivan Župan ; Sveučilište u Zadru, Odjel za ekologiju, agronomiju i akvakulturu, Trg kneza Višelava 10, Zadar
doc. Amir Ganić ; Poljoprivredno-prehrambeni fakultet Sveučilišta u Sarajevu, Zmaja od Bosne 8, Sarajevo, BiH
Ante Madir, dr.vet.med ; Pršut Voštane d.o.o., Čaporice 145, Trilj

Abstract

In order to determine the slaughter value and the carcass quality indicators of Dalmatian Pramenka lambs from extensive farming,
18 lambs (9 female – F and 9 male – M; aged 100 ± 5 days) from three counties: Šibensko-kninska (SK), Zadarska (Z) and Splitskodalmatinska (SD), were slaughtered. After slaughtering and slaughterhouse treatment the carcasses were cut into halves and primal cuts. It was found that the SK (24.75 kg) and Z lambs (24.75 kg) were heavier (P<0.05) than SD lambs (21.17 kg). The signifi cant differences (P<0.05) were found for slaughter weight (12.10 kg, 11.92 kg, 9.75 kg, respectively), and the weight of skin & legs, lungs & heart, spleen & liver as well, but the cold dressing (%) were similar among the groups (48.87%, 48.12%, 46.11%, respectively). All the carcasses were categorized as L (50 % were in class B grade 1, 22% in class C grade 1 and 28% in class C grade 2). Withal, all the SD carcasses were in class B grade 1, the Z carcasses were equally present in all three classes and grades (B1, C1, C2), and the SK carcasses were 50% in class C grades 1, 33% were in class C grade 2 and 17% were in class B grade 1. Cutting carcasses into primal cuts were revealed that the pelvic limb (leg shank portion) and thoracis limb (shoulder and square cut shoulder) were constituted almost 40% of the carcasses’. Withal, as a consequence of lower carcass weight of SD lambs, the weight of the leg shank portion, rack, shoulder, square cut shoulder as well as head of SD lambs were lower (P<0,05) than those in SK and Z lambs. Despite the identifi ed quality differences among the carcasses of three diff erent counties, it can be concluded that all the carcasses were very good quality and very favourable conformation.

Keywords

Dalmatian lamb; lamb carcass quality; primal cuts of lamb carcass

Hrčak ID:

112275

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/112275

Publication date:

1.12.2013.

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