Letter to Editor

The effects of slaughter weight and sex on some slaughter traits of Akkaraman and Morkaraman and Turkish Merino lambs

Volume: 56 Number: 4 December 1, 2009
  • Bülent Teke
  • Necmettin Ünal
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The effects of slaughter weight and sex on some slaughter traits of Akkaraman and Morkaraman and Turkish Merino lambs

Abstract

Some slaughter characteristics of Akkaraman, Morkaraman and Turkish Merino lambs were evaluated. The data were collected from 219 Akkaraman (181 male and 38 female) and 54 Morkaraman (32 male and 22 female) and 73 Turkish Merino (47 male and 26 female) lambs. The data were analysed by using least squares models. The models were included fixed effects of breed, empty body weight (EBW), sex and two-way interactions. Empty body weight groups with five kg ranges for each breed were constituted. Akkaraman, Morkaraman and Turkish Merino lambs showed slightly increasing dressing values with increasing EBW. The effect of empty body weight on dressing percentages was significant in Akkaraman and Morkaraman lambs (p<0.05, p<0.01). However, the effect of sex on this trait was not pronounced in all three breeds. As EBW was increased, the percentages of the head, feet and empty digestive tract were decreased; however, the percentages of the tail and the length of small and large intestines showed a reverse trend in all investigated breeds. The effects of EBW were generally important (p<0.05, p<0.01, p<0.001) for the traits mentioned above. On the other hand, the effects of sex were not usually significant (p>0.05) for the same traits in all breeds

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Veterinary Surgery

Journal Section

Letter to Editor

Authors

Bülent Teke This is me

Necmettin Ünal This is me

Publication Date

December 1, 2009

Submission Date

December 1, 2009

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2009 Volume: 56 Number: 4

APA
Teke, B., & Ünal, N. (2009). The effects of slaughter weight and sex on some slaughter traits of Akkaraman and Morkaraman and Turkish Merino lambs. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 56(4), 289-296. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002296
AMA
1.Teke B, Ünal N. The effects of slaughter weight and sex on some slaughter traits of Akkaraman and Morkaraman and Turkish Merino lambs. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2009;56(4):289-296. doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002296
Chicago
Teke, Bülent, and Necmettin Ünal. 2009. “The Effects of Slaughter Weight and Sex on Some Slaughter Traits of Akkaraman and Morkaraman and Turkish Merino Lambs”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 56 (4): 289-96. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002296.
EndNote
Teke B, Ünal N (December 1, 2009) The effects of slaughter weight and sex on some slaughter traits of Akkaraman and Morkaraman and Turkish Merino lambs. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 56 4 289–296.
IEEE
[1]B. Teke and N. Ünal, “The effects of slaughter weight and sex on some slaughter traits of Akkaraman and Morkaraman and Turkish Merino lambs”, Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg, vol. 56, no. 4, pp. 289–296, Dec. 2009, doi: 10.1501/Vetfak_0000002296.
ISNAD
Teke, Bülent - Ünal, Necmettin. “The Effects of Slaughter Weight and Sex on Some Slaughter Traits of Akkaraman and Morkaraman and Turkish Merino Lambs”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 56/4 (December 1, 2009): 289-296. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002296.
JAMA
1.Teke B, Ünal N. The effects of slaughter weight and sex on some slaughter traits of Akkaraman and Morkaraman and Turkish Merino lambs. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2009;56:289–296.
MLA
Teke, Bülent, and Necmettin Ünal. “The Effects of Slaughter Weight and Sex on Some Slaughter Traits of Akkaraman and Morkaraman and Turkish Merino Lambs”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 56, no. 4, Dec. 2009, pp. 289-96, doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002296.
Vancouver
1.Bülent Teke, Necmettin Ünal. The effects of slaughter weight and sex on some slaughter traits of Akkaraman and Morkaraman and Turkish Merino lambs. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2009 Dec. 1;56(4):289-96. doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002296

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