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Effects of plane of nutrition on slaughtering traits and meat characteristics in Murrah graded male buffalo ( Bubalus bubalis ) calves in Nepal
Author(s) -
KUMAGAI Hajime,
BARAL Bodh R.,
SHIINO Tatsu,
DEVKOTA Naba R.,
OISHI Kazato,
HIROOKA Hiroyuki
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
animal science journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.606
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1740-0929
pISSN - 1344-3941
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2011.00970.x
Subject(s) - murrah buffalo , loin , bubalus , zoology , carcass weight , body weight , straw , lean meat , urea , biology , chemistry , endocrinology , biochemistry , agronomy , ecology
An experiment was conducted using 17 male buffalo calves to assess the effects of plane of nutrition on slaughtering traits and meat characteristics. To attain 250 kg body weight (BW), the calves were allocated into three groups: high (H), low‐high (L‐H) and low (L) corresponding to concentrate levels receiving the concentrate at 1.50% of BW, 0.75% of BW until 190 kg BW and 1.50% thereafter, and 0.75% of BW, respectively. The animals had ad libitum access to urea‐treated rice straw. No significant differences of hot carcass weight, dressing percentage and lean fat–bone yields were observed among the treatment groups. The L group had heavier brisket weight and lower percentage of round weight in the hot carcass than the H and L‐H groups ( P < 0.05). The H group had heavier hearts than the L group, and the H and L‐H groups had heavier livers and kidneys than the L group ( P < 0.05). There was no significant difference of rib eye area, pH and the contents of moisture, crude protein and fat in loin meat among the groups. The findings indicated that the effects of plane of nutrition affected the weight or percentages of some cut yields in the hot carcasses and internal organs.