Table-5.
Effects of feeding either BAR or CORN grains on carcass, non-carcass components, carcass cut weights and percentages, and dissected loin of Awassi lambs.
| Item | Diets | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAR (n=15) | CORN (n=15) | SEM | p-value | |
| Fasting live weight (kg) | 32.9 | 30.9 | 1.16 | 0.2500 |
| Hot carcass weight (kg) | 15.5 | 14.9 | 0.63 | 0.5321 |
| Cold carcass weight (kg) | 15.1 | 14.4 | 0.59 | 0.4178 |
| Dressing percentage | 45.7 | 46.8 | 0.70 | 0.2268 |
| Non-carcass components (kg) | 1.39 | 1.41 | 0.036 | 0.5351 |
| Carcass cut weights (kg) | 12.8 | 12.4 | 0.49 | 0.5741 |
| Fat tail (kg) | 1.79 | 1.72 | 0.136 | 0.7047 |
| Loin weight (g) | 1053 | 994 | 69.9 | 0.5594 |
| Subcutaneous fat (g/100 g) | 11.53 | 12.20 | 1.365 | 0.7336 |
| Intermuscular fat (g/100 g) | 2.88 | 2.71 | 0.395 | 0.7721 |
| Total fat (g/100 g) | 14.37 | 14.91 | 1.558 | 0.8120 |
| Total meat (g/100 g) | 58.24 | 56.67 | 1.373 | 0.4356 |
| Total bone (g/100 g) | 26.21 | 26.40 | 1.192 | 0.9140 |
| Meat to bone ratio | 2.27 | 2.25 | 0.127 | 0.9215 |
| Meat to fat ratio | 5.11 | 4.93 | 0.780 | 0.8798 |
BAR=Barley, CORN=Corn