The First Identification and Some Carcass Characteristics of The 7 Lumbar Vertebrae in Sheep in Türkiye

Authors : Ömer Faruk GÜNGÖR, Necmettin ÜNAL, Ceyhan ÖZBEYAZ

Pages : 21-30

Doi:10.46897/livestockstudies.1120052

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Publication Date : 2022-07-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The purpose of this study was to draw attention to the number of the lumbar vertebrae in BA B1 crosses insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Bafra×F1 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Bafra×Akkaraman);); lambs insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(75% Bafra and 25% Akkaraman);, and the effect of 7 lumbar vertebrae on some carcass traits. Even though some studies reported that the number of the lumbar vertebrae might be considerably different dependent on the sheep genotype, this has not been reported for Turkish breeds. While a study on the BA B1 lambs has been performed, seven lumbar vertebrae have been identified in four of the eighteen lambs. The means of the carcass length insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(80.800±0.583 and 84.375±1.375 cm); insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(P=0.036);, leg weight insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(5.942±0.079 and 6.209±0.052kg); insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(P=0.032);, loin weight insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1.560±0.096 and 1.849±0.060 kg); insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(P=0.048);, and loin’s lean weight insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0.875±0.059 and 1.058±0.032 kg); insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(P=0.040); were statistically different between the groups of lambs insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(6 and 7 lumbar vertebrae, respectively);. In conclusion, the number of lumbar vertebrae has economically affected important parts of the carcass.
Keywords : Lamb, Lumbar vertebrae number, Slaughter traits, Carcass traits

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