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Haematological parameters of Hungarian, farmed ostriches

  • 2023
  • Issue: 6
  • Volume: 53
L. D. Brassó, I. Komlósi, J. K. Lugata, Z. Várszegi, P. Massányi, R. Knop Page: 834 - 842

The analysis of haematological parameters is of great importance from a diagnostic point of view and is important on a global scale as well. The study aimed to evaluate the effects of the month, farm, bird age, and sex on…

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Influence of feeding systems on selected beef quality and sensory attributes

  • 2019
  • Issue: 6
  • Volume: 49
E. Moholisa, P. E. Strydom, I. Van Heerden & A. Hugo Page: 1158 - 1173

Feeding systems and other factors associated with processing influence meat quality, and therefore sensory attributes. This study was conducted to assess the meat quality attributes of young grain-fed and older grass-fed steers that mostly affect consumer acceptability of beef. Eighty…

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Effects of initial fattening age on carcass characteristics and meat quality in Simmental bulls imported from Austria to Turkey

  • 2017
  • Issue: 2
  • Volume: 47
H. Ustuner, H. Yalcintan, A. Orman, S. Ardicli, B. Ekiz, H. Gencoglu & O. Kandazoglu Page: 194 - 201

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of initial fattening age on carcass and meat quality of Simmental bulls imported from Austria to Turkey. These animals were allocated to two initial ages of fattening groups, namely young…

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Sources of variation in quality of South African beef: Case studies in relation to the red meat classification system

  • 2015
  • Issue: 3
  • Volume: 45
P.E. Strydom, L. Frylinck, S.M. van Heerden, M. Hope-Jones, A. Hugo, E.C. Webb, E. Moholisa, B.E. Liebenberg & O.C. Sehoole Page: 289 - 301

The South African classification system describes beef carcasses in regard to visual fat cover, conformation and age by dentition. Animal age provides a fairly accurate description of expected eating quality in regard to tenderness in an industry where other sources…

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The effect of age and gender on the fat distribution in Merino lambs

  • 2010
  • Issue: 5
  • Volume: 40
E.J. van der Westhuizen, T.S. Brand, L.C. Hoffman and B.B. Aucamp Page: 459 - 461

The goal of this study was to determine the effect of gender on visceral and subcutaneous fat distribution of Merino lambs finished off under feedlot conditions. The diet (16% protein, 10MJ ME/kg feed) was fed ad libitum and animals had…

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Developmental differences in carcass, meat quality and muscle fibre characteristics between the Landrace and a Chinese native pi

  • 2009
  • Issue: 4
  • Volume: 39
Fawen Dai, Dingyuan Feng, Qingyun Cao, Hui Ye, Changmin Zhang, Weiguang Xia and Jianjun Zuo Page: 267 - 273

This experiment was conducted to compare carcass and meat quality traits, and muscle fibre characteristics in the longissimus muscle of the Landrace [an European pig breed] and the Lantang [a Chinese native pig breed] at the ages of 60, 90…

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Effect of sex, age, and pre-slaughter conditioning on pH, temperature, tenderness and colour of indigenous South African goats

  • 2004
  • Issue: 5
  • Volume: 34
L. Simela, E.C. Webb and L. Frylinck Page: 208 - 211

Sex, age and pre-slaughter conditioning effects on pH, temperature, colour and tenderness properties of M. semimembranosus (SM) of indigenous South African goats were investigated. Sex and age had no significant effect on pH. However, female goat carcasses cooled significantly slower…

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Post-mortem metabolic status, pH and temperature of chevon from indigenous South African goats slaughtered under commercial cond

  • 2004
  • Issue: 5
  • Volume: 34
L. Simela, E.C. Webb and L. Frylinck Page: 204 - 207

The study was conducted to investigate the effects of sex, age and pre-slaughter conditioning on post-mortem pH, temperature and glycolytic metabolite concentrations in M. longissimus thoracis (LT) of indigenous South African goats. Three hours post-mortem, the 2-teeth group had the…

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The influence of age and reproductive status on quality and quantity of cashmere produced by Boer goats under South African cond

  • 2004
  • Issue: 5
  • Volume: 34
W.A. van Niekerk, S. Keva, M. Roets and R.J. Coertze Page: 141 - 142

The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality and quantity of cashmere produced by Boer goats in South Africa. No significant differences were found between reproductive status and qualitative and quantitative characteristics of cashmere produced by Boer goats.…

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