Table 3. Effect of diet on carcass characteristics of goat kids (n = 9).
Luc | YSClov | SEM | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cold carcass weight (kg) | 9.66 | 9.87 | 1.14 | 0.897 |
Carcass yield (%) | 52.9 | 55.7 | 7.92 | 0.807 |
Perirenal fat (gm) | 159 | 152 | 27.44 | 0.856 |
Mesenteric fat (gm) | 584 | 593 | 109.65 | 0.953 |
CL (cm) | 49.4 | 49.7 | 1.87 | 0.931 |
TL (cm) | 36.2 | 36.5 | 1.67 | 0.879 |
TT (cm) | 7.96 | 7.39 | 0.26 | 0.142 |
CI | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.02 | 0.962 |
MI | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.01 | 0.270 |
Conformation score | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.02 | 0.589 |
Cover fat color score | 5.38 | 5.42 | 0.28 | 0.909 |
Luc: Lucerne Group; YSClov: Yellow sweetclover Group; SEM Standard mean error.