Affiliation:
1. Kars İl Tarım ve Orman Müdürlüğü
2. MEHMET AKİF ERSOY ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Abstract
This study was conducted to determine some slaughter and carcass characteristics of Simmental male cattle in a private slaughterhouse in Kırıkkale province. The pre-salughter age and pre-slaughter weights of Simmental male cattles were detected as average 16.91 months of age and average 628.92 kg. Hot and cold dressing percentages were determined as 58.81% and 57.66%, respectively in the study. While the area of M. Longissimus dorsi (MLD) was detected as 98.19 cm2; the back fat thickness value was 0.64 cm. According to findings related to carcass measurements, it was seen that carcass length, chest depth, buttock length and buttock width values were 205.77 cm, 73.55 cm, 63.42 cm and 65.48, respectively. This study was important terms of Simmental cattle production in Kırıkkale province. Thereby, it can be predicted that the results of the present study will provide a data archive for further studies.
Subject
General Earth and Planetary Sciences,General Environmental Science
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