Parameter Group
Romanov Crossbred (R x A)
Mean ±SE Mean ±SE
Pre-slaughter weight, kg 39. 27±0.67 43.97 ±0.62*
Hotcarcass weight, kg 18.17±0.6 20.97±0.12*
Visceral fat mass, kg 0.53±0.04 0.72±0.04
Slaughter weight, kg 18.70±0.64 21.68±0.13*
Dressing percent, % 47.60±0.86 49.33±0.69
Cold carcass wt, kg 17.43±0.62 20.37±0.18*
Longissimus muscle, kg 0.846±0.01 1.014±0.2
Mass of flesh-meat, kg 11.41±0.23 13.12±0.15
Carcass fat mass, kg 1.53±0.15 2.40±0.15
Carcass bone mass, kg 3.91±0.11 4.16±0.04
Ratio of other tissues, kg 0.307±0.3 0.273±0.2
Bone/ carcass ratio 22.43 20.42
Flesh/ bone ratio 3.30±0.06 3.73±0.03
Table 5: Controlled slaughtering and carcasses deboning parameters. Means within the same raw marked with star (*) are significantly differed at (P ≤ 0.05).