Studies on the effect of fattening on carcass characteristics and quality of meat fron Bannur lambs

Mahendrakar, N. S. and Khabade, V. S. and Dani, N. P. (1988) Studies on the effect of fattening on carcass characteristics and quality of meat fron Bannur lambs. Journal of Food Science and Technology, 25 (4). pp. 228-231. ISSN 0022-1155

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Abstract

Carcass traits, non-carcass components and some quality characteristics of meat from Bannur ram lambs reared to 10-11 months of age on (i) range feeding or (ii) a fattening regime were compared. (ii) lambs attained 22.7 kg live wt. vs. 14.5 kg for (i) lambs. Results indicate high growth potential for Bannur animals fed under confinement, as evidenced by the much higher dressing yield, meat yield and meat/bone ratio, and the much lower yield of less valuable parts (skin, head, blood, etc.) as a proportion of live wt. in (ii) than (i). Increased intramuscular fat content due to fattening of lambs did not affect the water holding capacity, cooking loss and thermal shortening of muscles. The markedly lower shear force values for muscles from (ii) lambs indicate that (ii) lambs produced tenderer muscles than those of (i) lambs.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	CARCASSES-; lamb carcasses, fattening & characteristics of; FEEDS-; lamb, fattening & quality of; LAMB-; fattening & quality of lamb
Subjects:	600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 28 Meat, Fish & Poultry
Divisions:	Meat Fish and Poultry Technology
Depositing User:	Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services
Date Deposited:	05 Jul 2008 06:13
Last Modified:	08 Dec 2016 13:07
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/1964

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