Meat quality of lambs and rams of the Edilbay breed of sheep

Abstract

The article presents the results of a study of the meat and fat productivity of lambs and rams of the Edilbay sheep. In the Mastexai farm, 4 and 7-months of Edilbay lambs and rams were slaughtered. The weight of the carcass and morphological composition gave the results, the weight of the fat tail and internal fat. The live weight of 4-month-old lambs before slaughter was 42.18 kg, the carcass-19.51 kg, the fat tail - 7.7 kg, the internal fat-55.6 g, respectively, 7-month-old lambs were 52.94 kg, 24.42 kg, the fat tail-16.2 kg and the internal fat - 371.4 g. The ratio of proteins to fat at 4 months. was 1: 99, and in 7 months. ram 1:89. As part of the carcass at 4 months. the share of meat is 74.21% and bones and tendons 25.78%, respectively, in 7 months. rams 73.13 and 23.75%.