|
Variables
|
Genotype (G)
|
Concentrate level (C)
|
SEM
|
p value
|
|---|
|
Bati
|
HH
|
SS
|
L1
|
L2
|
G
|
C
|
G × C
|
|---|
|
Carcass wt
|
|
EBW (kg)
|
15.2a
|
15.6a
|
13.6b
|
14.2b
|
15.5a
|
0.36
|
<0.01
|
<0.01
|
0.69
|
|
HCW (kg)
|
7.8ab
|
8.3a
|
7.2b
|
7.3b
|
8.4a
|
0.22
|
<0.01
|
<0.01
|
0.21
|
|
DP (EBW basis)
|
51.2b
|
54.4a
|
53.0ab
|
51.8b
|
53.9a
|
0.61
|
0.04
|
0.03
|
0.07
|
|
DP (SBW basis)
|
41.5b
|
43.9a
|
41.9ab
|
41.1b
|
43.8a
|
0.54
|
0.03
|
<0.01
|
0.16
|
|
Dimensions (cm)
|
|
Carcass length
|
50.9
|
47.8
|
45.4
|
47.7
|
48.4
|
1.01
|
0.10
|
0.74
|
0.74
|
|
Chest depth
|
28.4
|
28.2
|
27.1
|
27.4
|
28.3
|
0.30
|
0.12
|
0.11
|
0.44
|
|
Shoulder width
|
16.7
|
16.8
|
15.5
|
15.8
|
16.9
|
0.80
|
0.77
|
0.49
|
0.18
|
|
Hind leg width
|
11.1ab
|
11.9a
|
10.7b
|
11.2
|
11.3
|
0.19
|
0.02
|
0.75
|
0.84
|
|
Rib-eye area (cm2)
|
6.9b
|
9.8a
|
8.8ab
|
7.9
|
9.1
|
0.31
|
<0.01
|
0.06
|
0.43
|
|
Fat thickness
|
1.14
|
1.17
|
1.22
|
1.1
|
1.2
|
0.03
|
0.45
|
0.09
|
0.77
|
|
Primal cuts (%)
|
|
Legs
|
32.5
|
32.1
|
33.2
|
32.1b
|
33.2a
|
0.35
|
0.41
|
0.91
|
0.35
|
|
Loin
|
10.3
|
10.5
|
10.4
|
10.2
|
10.5
|
0.32
|
0.99
|
0.94
|
0.61
|
|
Ribs/racks
|
11.6b
|
13.9a
|
13.8a
|
12.6b
|
13.6a
|
0.37
|
0.01
|
0.04
|
0.36
|
|
Shoulder
|
45.5a
|
43.5ab
|
42.5b
|
43.3
|
44.7
|
0.44
|
0.02
|
0.24
|
0.43
|
- Least square means in a row with different subscript letter differ significantly (p < 0.05)
-
HH Hararghe highland goat, SS Short-eared Somali goat, L1 hay + 1 % of body weight concentrate, L2 hay + 1.5 % of body weight concentrate, SBW slaughter body weight, EBW empty body weight, HCW hot carcass weight, DP dressing percentage, SEM pooled standard error of mean
