Aim of this research was to evaluate the slaughter data and the quality of the carcasses of light lambs reared in the Abruzzo Region. Forty Appenninica or Bergamasca x Appenninica lambs, half males and half females, from 4 farms of the Teramo Province, traditionally raised on milk and farm feeds and hay, were slaughtered at 60 d of age (20 kg ± 3,37). Carcass traits (slaughter weight, dressing out percentage, pelt, full gastrointestinal tract and lights weight) were registered and carcasses were classified following Reg. CEE n. 2137/92 and n. 461/93. Results show a high variability of data, being 20.5 % of the carcasses over 13kg, border weight for light lambs. Dressing out percentage was unpredictable and not consistent with live weight as an effect of the high variability in pelt and digestive tract incidence. From this data Authors conclude that Abruzzo’s light lamb is not a product sufficiently characterized yet and standardized.[...]
Indagine sulla produzione di agnelli leggeri allevati nella regione Abruzzo con sistema tradizionale: primi risultati
LAMBERTINI, Lamberto;VIGNOLA, Giorgio;
2005-01-01
Abstract
Aim of this research was to evaluate the slaughter data and the quality of the carcasses of light lambs reared in the Abruzzo Region. Forty Appenninica or Bergamasca x Appenninica lambs, half males and half females, from 4 farms of the Teramo Province, traditionally raised on milk and farm feeds and hay, were slaughtered at 60 d of age (20 kg ± 3,37). Carcass traits (slaughter weight, dressing out percentage, pelt, full gastrointestinal tract and lights weight) were registered and carcasses were classified following Reg. CEE n. 2137/92 and n. 461/93. Results show a high variability of data, being 20.5 % of the carcasses over 13kg, border weight for light lambs. Dressing out percentage was unpredictable and not consistent with live weight as an effect of the high variability in pelt and digestive tract incidence. From this data Authors conclude that Abruzzo’s light lamb is not a product sufficiently characterized yet and standardized.[...]I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
