Table 2.
Effect of different energy level diets on the carcass quality of Tibetan sheep.
| Items | Groups | SEM | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HS | MS | LS | |||
| Eye muscle area (cm2) | 22.97 | 18.52 | 18.24 | 2.93 | 0.14 |
| Rib fat thickness (cm) | 3.38 | 3.67 | 3.50 | 0.36 | 0.73 |
| Back fat thickness(cm) | 5.81 | 5.02 | 4.86 | 0.79 | 0.24 |
| Abdominal fat thickness (cm) | 5.49 | 5.28 | 4.68 | 0.53 | 0.15 |
| Live body weight (kg) | 33.93a | 28.80b | 30.87ab | 1.29 | 0.16 |
| Hot carcass weight (kg) | 17.12a | 12.63b | 13.82b | 0.88 | 0.06 |
| Dressing percentage (%) | 50.52a | 43.89b | 44.73ab | 2.57 | 0.08 |
a,b
means within a row with different subscripts differ when P-value < 0.05.