The effect of increase of carcass weight on different carcass components of western Sudan Baggara cattle

Abstract

The effect of increase of carcass weight on carcass components was investigated. 
Twenty-eight bulls were slaughtered, dressed, divided into quarters and deboned. The data 
collected were stratified according to carcass weight into 3 groups A, Band C. Group A 
120 - 140, group B 100, -119 and group C 80 - 99 kg. The results revealed that the weight 
of the. fore quarters were significantly (P < 0.05) heavier than the hind quarters . The values 
of fore and hind quarters were (64.08 - 60.75, 55.00 -54.00 and 46.20 - 44.70 kg) for group 
A, Band C (respectively. Muscle weight increased steadly (P>0.05) with the increase of 
carcass weight and fat, bone and connective tissue weights showed the same pattern of 
increase of weight with the increase of carcass weight, but no significant (P>0.05) 
difference was observed between groups.  
Muscle percent decreased steadly (P>0.05) while fat, bone and connective tissue 
percent increased steadly (P>0.05) with the increase of carcass weight.  
M:B ratio was not affected by increase of carcass weight. The values were almost 
similar (3.02+0.53, 3.11 +0.59 and 3.07+0.62) for group A, B and C respectively. 
The results of m:b ratio showed no significant (P>0.05) difference among groups.