EVALUATION OF CERTAIN CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS OF LARGE WHITE YORKSHIRE AND DESI PIGS

Abstract

The work is aimed at the evaluation of certain carcass characteristics like slaughter weight, hot carcass weight, dressing percentage, hot boned meat yield percentage and meat: bone ratio of Large White Yorkshire (LWY) and Desi Pigs (DP) belonging to different slaughter weight groups. Statistical analysis of the slaughter data of 50 pigs from each group showed that LWY pigs of the weight group 70 to 90 kg would be ideal for slaughter as the dressing percentage (73.82) and the hot boned meat yield percentage (58.4) were significantly higher than in other weight groups. In the case of DP, the animals in weight group 40 to 60 kg would be profitable for slaughter, since the carcass characteristics like dressing percentage (70.3) and hot boned meat yield percentage (53.34) were significantly higher were only upto 60 kg slaughter weight. On comparison, LWY pigs are more profitable for slaughter than DP