Effect of breed types and castration on carcass characteristics of Boer and large frame indigenous Veld goats of Southern Africa

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dc.contributor.authorVan Wyk, Gertruida L.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorHoffman, Louwrens C.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorStrydom, Phillip E.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorFrylinck, Lorindaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-21T07:19:52Z
dc.date.available2020-10-21T07:19:52Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionCITATION: Van Wyk, G. L., et al . 2020. Effect of breed types and castration on carcass characteristics of Boer and large frame indigenous veld goats of Southern Africa. Animals, 10(10):1884, doi:10.3390/ani10101884.
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.mdpi.com
dc.descriptionPublication of this article was funded by the Stellenbosch University Open Access Fund
dc.description.abstractWeaner male Boer Goats (BG; n = 36; 21 bucks and 15 wethers) and large frame Indigenous Veld Goats (IVG; n = 41; 21 bucks and 20 wethers) were raised on hay and natural grass ad libitum and the recommended amount of commercial pelleted diet to a live weight between 30 and 35 kg. Carcass quality characteristics (live weight, carcass weights, dressing %, chilling loss and eye muscle area) were measured. The right sides of the carcasses were divided into wholesale cuts and dissected into subcutaneous fat, meat and bone. Large frame Indigenous Veld Goat (IVG) wethers were slightly lighter than the IVG bucks with no significant difference observed between BG. Wethers compared to bucks had higher dressing %, subcutaneous fat % in all primal cuts, intramuscular fat %, kidney fat % and, overall, slightly less bone %. Some breed–wether interactions were noticed: IVG wethers were slightly lighter than the IVG bucks, but the IVG bucks tended to produce higher % meat compared to other test groups. Judged on the intramuscular fat % characteristics, it seems as if wethers should produce juicier and more flavorsome meat compared to bucks.en_ZA
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dc.description.versionPublisher's version
dc.format.extent13 pages : illustrationsen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVan Wyk, G. L., et al . 2020. Effect of breed types and castration on carcass characteristics of Boer and large frame indigenous veld goats of Southern Africa. Animals, 10(10):1884, doi:10.3390/ani10101884
dc.identifier.issn2076-2615 (online)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.3390/ani10101884
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/108900
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherMDPI
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dc.subjectGrazingen_ZA
dc.subjectGoat's meaten_ZA
dc.subjectGoat meat -- Nutritional aspectsen_ZA
dc.subjectGoat meat industry -- Nutritional requirementsen_ZA
dc.subjectGoat meat -- Quality -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectGoat's meat -- Qualityen_ZA
dc.subjectGoat breeds -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectGoat's -- Breed -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectGoat meat -- Carcassesen_ZA
dc.subjectGoat meat -- Carcasses -- Evaluationen_ZA
dc.subjectMeat industry and trade -- Quality -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectSustainable development -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectGoat meat -- Microbiologyen_ZA
dc.subjectGoats -- Carcassesen_ZA
dc.titleEffect of breed types and castration on carcass characteristics of Boer and large frame indigenous Veld goats of Southern Africaen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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