The impact of bone development on final carcass weight
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The impact of bone development on final carcass weight. / Tatara, M.R.; Tygesen, Malin Plumhoff; Sawa-Wojtanowicz, B.; Harrison, Adrian Paul.
I: Archiv für Tierzucht / Archives of Animal Breeding, Bind 49, Nr. Special Issue, 2006, s. 132-136.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning
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T1 - The impact of bone development on final carcass weight
AU - Tatara, M.R.
AU - Tygesen, Malin Plumhoff
AU - Sawa-Wojtanowicz, B.
AU - Harrison, Adrian Paul
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Proper development and function of the skeleton is crucial for the optimal growth of an organism, with rapid growth rates often resulting in skeletal disorders in farm animals. Yet, despite clear benefits for breed selection and animal welfare (HARRISON et al., 2004), the impact of bone development on final livestock characteristics remains largely undetermined. Male Shropshire lambs, sired by a ram with a high genetic potential for daily live weight gain (n=11), or a ram with a high genetic potential for both daily gain and lean content (n=12), were slaughtered at a mean age of 146 days. The femur was removed and its parameters correlated with carcass weight. Results suggest that both femur length and femur weight act as good predictors of final carcass weight in lambs. However, no effect of paternal genetics, on the femur to carcass correlations, was noted.
AB - Proper development and function of the skeleton is crucial for the optimal growth of an organism, with rapid growth rates often resulting in skeletal disorders in farm animals. Yet, despite clear benefits for breed selection and animal welfare (HARRISON et al., 2004), the impact of bone development on final livestock characteristics remains largely undetermined. Male Shropshire lambs, sired by a ram with a high genetic potential for daily live weight gain (n=11), or a ram with a high genetic potential for both daily gain and lean content (n=12), were slaughtered at a mean age of 146 days. The femur was removed and its parameters correlated with carcass weight. Results suggest that both femur length and femur weight act as good predictors of final carcass weight in lambs. However, no effect of paternal genetics, on the femur to carcass correlations, was noted.
KW - Former LIFE faculty
KW - femur
KW - small ruminants
KW - paternal genetics
M3 - Journal article
VL - 49
SP - 132
EP - 136
JO - Archiv fur Tierzucht
JF - Archiv fur Tierzucht
SN - 0003-9438
IS - Special Issue
ER -
ID: 8013566