Utilização de medidas biométricas para predizer características da carcaça de cabritos Saanen
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2004-12-01
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Alejandro Yáñez, Enrique
Resende, Kleber Tomás de [UNESP]
Ferreira, Ângela Cristina Dias
Medeiros, Ariosvaldo Nunes
Silva Sobrinho, Américo Garcia da [UNESP]
Pereira Filho, José Morais
Teixeira, Izabelle Auxiliadora Molina de Almeida [UNESP]
Artoni, Silvana Martinez Baraldi [UNESP]
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Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Foram determinadas medidas biométricas de caprinos leiteiros com o objetivo de estimar equações que permitam predizer o peso e as características da carcaça de animais sob diferentes condições nutricionais. Realizou-se um experimento em duas fases, utilizando-se 27 cabritos machos da raça Saanen em cada uma, distribuídos nos tratamentos: alimentação à vontade, 30 e 60% de restrição. O peso vivo (PV) inicial foi de 5 kg na Fase 1 e 20 kg na Fase 2, abatendo-se os animais ao atingirem 20 e 35 kg de PV, respectivamente. Foram determinadas as medidas biométricas e avaliada a condição corporal no animal vivo e, após o abate e resfriamento de 24 horas, as medidas da carcaça. Estimaram-se o peso em jejum (PJ), o peso da carcaça fria (PCF) e a compacidade da carcaça, em função das medidas biométricas. O perímetro torácico e o comprimento corporal foram as medidas biométricas que apresentaram melhor ajuste para estimar o PJ, o PCF e a compacidade da carcaça e, por isso, são recomendados, por serem precisos, práticos e de fácil execução.
Biometric measures of dairy goats were taken to estimate equations for prediction of weight and carcass characteristics of animals with different nutritional conditions. An experiment was carried out into two phases, with 27 male Saanen goats at each one. The animals were assigned to the following feeding groups: ad libitum, 30 and 60% of restriction. The initial live weight (LW) was 5 kg at the Phase 1 and 20 kg at the Phase 2, the animals were slaughtered when they reached 20 and 35 kg of LW, respectively. The biometric measurements and body conditions were determined when the animals were alive. After the slaughter and 24 hours of chilling, were evaluated the carcass characteristics. The fasted live weight (FLW), cold carcass weight (CCW) and carcass compactness were estimated in function of the biometric measurements. Among the biometric measurements, thoracic perimeter and body length showed the best adjustment for FLW, CCW and compactness estimation, and are recommended, because of its precision and easy execution.
Biometric measures of dairy goats were taken to estimate equations for prediction of weight and carcass characteristics of animals with different nutritional conditions. An experiment was carried out into two phases, with 27 male Saanen goats at each one. The animals were assigned to the following feeding groups: ad libitum, 30 and 60% of restriction. The initial live weight (LW) was 5 kg at the Phase 1 and 20 kg at the Phase 2, the animals were slaughtered when they reached 20 and 35 kg of LW, respectively. The biometric measurements and body conditions were determined when the animals were alive. After the slaughter and 24 hours of chilling, were evaluated the carcass characteristics. The fasted live weight (FLW), cold carcass weight (CCW) and carcass compactness were estimated in function of the biometric measurements. Among the biometric measurements, thoracic perimeter and body length showed the best adjustment for FLW, CCW and compactness estimation, and are recommended, because of its precision and easy execution.
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Biometric, body length, compactness, Goats, score corporal, thoracic circumference, Biometria, caprinos, compacidade, comprimento corporal, condição corporal, perímetro torácico
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Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia. Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia, v. 33, n. 6, p. 1564-1572, 2004.