Growth and Slaughter Characteristics of Weaning Male Kids of Turkish Native Goat Breeds
Uğur ŞEN,
Emre ŞİRİN,
Ayşe Gül FİLİK,
Hasan ÖNDER,
Dariusz PIWCZYŃSKI,
Magdalena KOLENDA
Affiliations
Uğur ŞEN
Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun 55139, Turkey
Emre ŞİRİN
Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kırşehir Ahi Evran University, Kırşehir 40100, Turkey
Ayşe Gül FİLİK
Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kırşehir Ahi Evran University, Kırşehir 40100, Turkey
Hasan ÖNDER
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun 55139, Turkey
Dariusz PIWCZYŃSKI
Department of Animal Biotechnology and Genetic, Faculty of Animal Breeding and Biology, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, 85-796 Bydgoszcz, Poland
Magdalena KOLENDA
Department of Animal Biotechnology and Genetic, Faculty of Animal Breeding and Biology, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, 85-796 Bydgoszcz, Poland
There is little knowledge about the carcass potential of Turkish native goat breeds raised under different rearing conditions. It is necessary to compare the carcass characteristics of these breeds to minimize the effect of the rearing conditions. Therefore, this study aims to compare the growth, slaughter, and carcass characteristics of male kids at weaning age to eliminate the impact of rearing conditions. Kids born to Angora (n = 6), Hair (n = 6), Honamlı (n = 6), and Kilis (n = 6) Turkish native goat breeds, ranging in age from 2–3 years, were slaughtered at 90 days of weaning age and carcass characteristics were determined immediately. There were differences (p p p p p p p p p p p < 0.05) in all kids. In conclusion, the present study results showed that Honamlı kids could be used for fattening material due to their good carcass quality compared to other native breeds.
