Abstract

PEREZ, V.; CAMACHO, A.; MATA, J.  and  BERMEJO, L.. The effect of breed, slaughter weight and sex in fifth-quarter in Canary sheep breeds. Arch. zootec. [online]. 2014, vol.63, n.242, pp.289-294. ISSN 1885-4494.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S0004-05922014000200007.

Sixty Canaria lambs and 60 Canaria Hair breed lambs (half male and half female), slaughtered to 9.78±0.49, 15.8±0.66 and 24.9±0.76 kg live weight were studied. The objective of study was to determine the effect of breed, slaughter weight and sex of lamb on percentages of fifth quarter and their components. Canaria breed lambs showed a higher weight for fifth quarter, and its percentage of edible organs was lower than in Canaria Hair breed. The intestines, skin and head were the parts that had greater weight percentage. The importance of the fifth quarter was reduced when slaughter weight increased due to lower percentage of head and legs. Males showed higher values for head, legs and bladder; females showed higher values for the skin. Skin percentage increased when increasing the slaughter weight only in wool lambs.

Keywords : Local breeds; Offal; Viscera.

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