Carcass quality of local goat and Jalauni sheep under extensive grazing on natural pasture in Bundelkhand region

摘要

Bundelkhand region represents semi arid deciduous climate and pasture comprising of shrubs and bushes. Mix pasture had 17.32% CP and 16.02% CF with 50.31% NDF and 31.49% ADF. Extensive grazing on such pasture by small ruminant is the common rearing practices in the region. Under such rearing, local goat and Jalauni sheep of Bundelkhand had 80.24 and 74.39 g.d. growth during 3-9 months of their age, respectively. Slaughtering at 9 month age revealed 45.46 and 47.20% dressing weight in goat and Jalaunisheep respectively. Per cent wt. of edible offal was more in goat meat than sheep. Meat and bone ratio was almost 3:1 in both goat and sheep meat. Chevon had more moisture and meat protein than mutton but meat fat% was more in mutton. Small ruminant rearing has wide scope in the region for meat production under extensive grazing.