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Some Gastrointestinal Tract Characteristics of Karayaka Ram Lambs Slaughtered at Different Weights
Joint Authors
Yıldırım, Arda
Aksoy, Yüksel
Ocak, Nuh
Ulutaş, Zafer
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-07-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Thirty-one Karayaka ram lambs were slaughtered at different body weights (30 n=7, 35 n=6, 40 n=7, 45 n=6, and 50 n=5 kg of body weight at fast) to evaluate the growth of their gastrointestinal tract (GIT) characteristics, to determine the relationship among slaughter body weight (SBW) and empty body weight (EBW), whole GIT and segments, and the influence of slaughter weight on the pH of rumen, jejunum, and cecal contents.
The effects of the SBW on GIT weight P<0.05, stomach P<0.001, and intestine P<0.05, the body length P<0.001 and caecum P<0.05, and the relative weights of GIT P<0.05, stomach P<0.001, and intestine P<0.001 were linear whereas that for the length of intestine were quadratic.
The effect of SBW were quadratic P<0.05 on ratios of stomach to GIT weight and intestine length to intestine weight and rumen pH while, for the intestine to GIT weight ratio P<0.001 and caecum pH P<0.05, this effect was linear.
The results indicated that for all parameters studied, with the exception of intestinal length and cecal pH, linear relationships were observed with SBW indicating steady growth rates for these tissues.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yıldırım, Arda& Aksoy, Yüksel& Ocak, Nuh& Ulutaş, Zafer. 2014. Some Gastrointestinal Tract Characteristics of Karayaka Ram Lambs Slaughtered at Different Weights. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049389
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yıldırım, Arda…[et al.]. Some Gastrointestinal Tract Characteristics of Karayaka Ram Lambs Slaughtered at Different Weights. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049389
American Medical Association (AMA)
Yıldırım, Arda& Aksoy, Yüksel& Ocak, Nuh& Ulutaş, Zafer. Some Gastrointestinal Tract Characteristics of Karayaka Ram Lambs Slaughtered at Different Weights. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049389
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1049389