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The Effect Of Age On Slaughter And Carcass Characteristics In Male Zavot Cattle, Ali̇ Riza Aksoy, Turgut Kirmizibayrak, Mustafa Saatci
The Effect Of Age On Slaughter And Carcass Characteristics In Male Zavot Cattle, Ali̇ Riza Aksoy, Turgut Kirmizibayrak, Mustafa Saatci
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
This study was carried out to determine the effect of age on male Zavot cattle for slaughter and carcass characteristics. For this aim, 18 male Zavot cattle were divided equally into groups 1, 2 and 3 containing animals 6, 18 and 30 months old, respectively. The fattening period lasted 162 days and there was a 14-day adaptation period. Individual ad-libitum feeding was used during the experiment. At the end of the fattening period, the mean liveweight of groups 1, 2 and 3 was 202.9, 327.3 and 348.5 kg; hot carcass weight was 106.3, 190.7 and 197.2 kg; and the dressing …