Table-6.
Effects of feeding either BAR or CORN grains on carcass leaner dimensions of Awassi lambs.
| Item | Diets | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAR (n=15) | CORN (n=15) | SEM | p-value | |
| Leg fat depth (L3) (mm) | 3.50 | 3.57 | 0.458 | 0.9194 |
| Tissue depth (GR) (mm) | 9.47 | 8.73 | 0.519 | 0.3348 |
| Rib fat depth (J) (mm) | 2.84 | 2.50 | 0.397 | 0.5545 |
| Eye muscle width (A) (mm) | 49.9 | 48.8 | 0.8766 | 0.3955 |
| Eye muscle depth (B) (mm) | 21.19 | 19.73 | 0.5394 | 0.0713 |
| Fat depth (C) (mm) | 2.00 | 2.17 | 0.188 | 0.5407 |
| Shoulder fat depth (S2) (mm) | 2.03 | 1.77 | 0.250 | 0.4625 |
BAR=Barley, CORN=Corn, SEM=Standard error of the mean