FATTENING AND SLAUGHTER CHARACTERISTICS OF YOUNG GOATS IN THE REPUBLIC OF TUVA

Abstract

Results are given from a study on dynamic body weight, fattening and slaughter traits, weight of the internals in the young stock of goats raised in the Republic of Tuva. The investigation was carried out on the two groups of goats - Soviet wool and native coarse-wooled ones. As a result of control nutrition during 60 days, the young stock of Tuvinian native coarse-wooled goats proved to be more productive as to dynamic body weight and meat characteristics. The average daily liveweight gain in native young goats was 16 % higher than that in Soviet wool goatlings. The Tuvinian animals exceeded the young stock of Soviet wool breed in preslaughter weight by 3.23 kg, in hot weight by 1.37 kg, in carcass weight by 1.76 kg, in slaughter yield by 0.53 absolute percent, in carcass meat and fat contents by 0.92 and 0.24 kg, respectively. Their internals were more developed as well: weight of the heart was 20 % more, kidney with fat 25.4 %, blood 10.6 %, internal fat 51.3 %, head 20 %, extremities 28.3 % more.