Live weight, conformation, carcass traits and economic values of ram lambs of Red Maasai and Dorper sheep and their crosses

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationSwedish University of Agricultural Sciencesen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationHawassa Universityen
cg.contributor.crpLivestock and Fish
cg.creator.identifierOjango J.M.K.: 0000-0003-0224-5370
cg.creator.identifierAlly Okeyo Mwai: 0000-0003-2379-7801
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-016-1168-5en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn0049-4747en
cg.issue1en
cg.journalTropical Animal Health and Productionen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL BREEDINGen
cg.subject.ilriBREEDSen
cg.subject.ilriGENETICSen
cg.subject.ilriLIVESTOCKen
cg.subject.ilriSHEEPen
cg.subject.ilriSMALL RUMINANTSen
cg.volume49en
dc.contributor.authorZonabend König, Emelieen
dc.contributor.authorOjango, Julie M.K.en
dc.contributor.authorAudho, James O.en
dc.contributor.authorMirkena, T.en
dc.contributor.authorStrandberg, E.en
dc.contributor.authorOkeyo Mwai, Allyen
dc.contributor.authorPhilipsson, J.en
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-21T13:06:47Zen
dc.date.available2016-12-21T13:06:47Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/78441
dc.titleLive weight, conformation, carcass traits and economic values of ram lambs of Red Maasai and Dorper sheep and their crossesen
dcterms.abstractMeat production is the most important trait in the breeding objectives of sheep production in East Africa. The aim of this study was to investigate breed differences in live weight, conformation, carcass traits and economic values for meat production among Red Maasai and Dorper sheep and their crosses. In total, 88 ram lambs, which were reared at the ILRI experimental station, Kapiti plains Estate in Central Kenya, were used for the study. The lambs were slaughtered at Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) at about 1 year of age. Prior to slaughter, the lambs were weighed, measured and assessed by experienced evaluators, and at the abattoir carcass traits were recorded. Large breed differences were found for most traits. Dorper lambs were heavier at delivery for slaughter and had better carcass grade but lower dressing percentage and fat levels than Red Maasai. Crossbreds were generally better than the parental breeds. Evaluators were willing to pay more for the Dorper lambs for slaughter although carcass weights later were shown not to be higher than for Red Maasai. Evaluators undervalued Red Maasai lambs by 8–13 % compared to Dorper lambs according to the prices quoted per kilogramme live or carcass weight by KMC. Live weight was better than any other live measure in predicting carcass weight. Due to the overall higher ranking of the crossbred lambs for meat production, Dorper may be useful as a terminal sire breed for crossing with Red Maasai ewes.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2016-10-14
dcterms.bibliographicCitationKonig, E. Z., Ojango, J.M.K., Audho, J., Mirkena, T., Strandberg, E., Okeyo, A.M. and Philipsson, J. 2016. Live weight, conformation, carcass traits and economic values of ram lambs of Red Maasai and Dorper sheep and their crosses. Tropical Animal Health and Productionen
dcterms.extentpp. 121-129en
dcterms.issued2017-01
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherSpringeren
dcterms.subjectbreedsen
dcterms.subjectheterosisen
dcterms.subjectsheepen
dcterms.subjectsmall ruminantsen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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