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Effect of Feeding System, Birth Type and Gender on Carcass and Meat Quality of Karacabey Merino Lambs

Hulya Hanoglu Oral
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Pembe Dilara Kecici
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Firat Alaturk
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Cemil Tolu
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Bulent Ekiz
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Ahmet Gokkus
Version 1 : Received: 14 September 2023 / Approved: 15 September 2023 / Online: 18 September 2023 (08:49:50 CEST)

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Hanoglu Oral, H.; Kecici, P.D.; Alaturk, F.; Tolu, C.; Ekiz, B.; Gokkus, A. Carcass Characteristics and Meat Quality of Karacabey Merino lambs Reared under Triticale and Oat Pastures Compared with Stall-Fed Lambs. Animals 2023, 13, 3322. Hanoglu Oral, H.; Kecici, P.D.; Alaturk, F.; Tolu, C.; Ekiz, B.; Gokkus, A. Carcass Characteristics and Meat Quality of Karacabey Merino lambs Reared under Triticale and Oat Pastures Compared with Stall-Fed Lambs. Animals 2023, 13, 3322.

Abstract

Fifty-eight Karacabey Merino lambs were used to evaluate the effects of feeding system (triticale pasture, oat pasture, or stall fed), birth type (single or multiple), gender (male or female) and birth year (2016 or 2017) on various carcass and meat quality characteristics. Stall lambs had higher conformation (CS) and fatness scores (FS), meat L* and h* values than both pasture groups, possibly as a result of higher fat content, while oat pasture lambs had the most tender meat. Single lambs had higher CS, FS and Longissimus thoracis muscle section area, while females had higher subcutaneous and non-carcass fat depositions, over their counterparts. Both single born lambs and 2016 born lambs had a higher meat a* and C* values than their counterparts. In conclusion, a pasture-based feeding system is thought to be more suitable for Karacabey Merino than stall feeding system, for those who prefer leaner meat and/or meat products. However, it should not be ignored that stall fed lambs showed a better fattening performance in terms of conformation and fatness, in the same period.

Keywords

Feeding systems; Concentrate fed; Pasture lambs; Karacabey Merino

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Animal Science, Veterinary Science and Zoology

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