Open AccessUltrasound Imaging to Estimate Carcass Quality of Pasundan Cattle based on Body Condition Score
Author(s) -
S Khairunnisa,
Savitri Novelina,
Nena Hilmia,
Didik Nurul Hadi,
Dedi Rahmat,
Mokhamad Fakhrul Ulum
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jurnal ilmu ternak veteriner/jurnal ilmu ternak dan veteriner
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2252-696X
pISSN - 0853-7380
DOI - 10.14334/jitv.v26i1.2584
Subject(s) - marbled meat , intramuscular fat , zoology , ultrasound , beef cattle , biceps , artificial insemination , medicine , nuclear medicine , anatomy , biology , pregnancy , genetics , radiology
This research aimed to estimate carcass quality of Pasundan cattle using ultrasound imaging based on Body Condition Score (BCS). Total 31 head of female cattle with age ranging from 4 to 7 years from Regional Technical Implementation Unit of the Center for Artificial Insemination and Artificial Insemination for Beef Cattle Development at Ciamis West Java, Indonesia with BCS ranging from 1.0-4.0. The marbling score, intramuscular fat (IMF), backfat thickness (LP), and thickness musculus of m. longissimus dorsi (LD), m. psoas major (PM), m. psoas minor (PMN), m. gluteus medius (GM) and m. biceps femoris (BF) were scanned using ultrasound on 3 different locations, i.e. on 12 th -13 th ribs (thorax), lumbar 4 th - 5 th (lumbar), and between tuber coxae and tuber ischii (gluteal) with 5 MHz frequency of convex transducer. The results showed that BCS increased when LP, marbling score and IMF from m. LD, m. PM, m. PMN, and m. GM was rising. Pasundan cattle showed marbling scores ranging from score 1 to 5 and percentage IMF ranging from 2.62% to 4.82%. Body Condition Score affected carcass quality of Pasundan cattle on parameters such as musculus thickness, marbling score, and intramuscular fat (IMF) from ultrasound imaging of m. LD, m. PM. m. PMN, m. GM, and m. BF.