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A note on the progressive carcass-weight changes of fattening store lambs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

W. Rutter
W. Rutter
Affiliation:
North of Scotland College of Agriculture, Aberdeen
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Summary

Two experiments involving the sequential slaughter of intensively fattened store lambs were each carried out over a period of 12 weeks. In the first experiment the lambs were offered a concentrate diet ad libitum. In the second experiment they were offered swede turnips ad libitum with a limited amount of concentrates.

In each experiment, similar groups of lambs were slaughtered at equal intervals in order to measure progressive changes in live weight, carcass weight and dry-matter intake. Carcass-weight gain as a proportion of live-weight gain was found to be 74% in the first experiment and 86% in the second experiment.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 16 , Issue 1 , February 1973 , pp. 95 - 98
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1973

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References

McDonald, I. and Kay, M. 1967. A note on the composition of live-weight gains estimated by regression analysis. Anim. Prod. 9: 553–556.Google Scholar