1Department of Animal Nutrition, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar-751 003, Odisha
2Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar-751 003, Odisha
3Division of Livestock Production Management, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar-243 122, Uttar Pradesh
4Animal Genetics and Breeding, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar-243 122, Uttar Pradesh
Department of Livestock Production Management, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar-751 003, Odisha
*E-mail address: drsaradasahoo@gmail.com
Online published on 4 April, 2019.
A study was conducted during monsoon, 2015 to analyze the meat composition and fatty acid profile of Boer x non-descript (n=50) and non-descript kids (n=50) supplemented with concentrate feed @100, 150 and 200 g daily during 3–4 months, 4–6 months and 6–9 months of age, respectively along with browsing for 8 h. The moisture, ash and protein contents of longissimus dorsi (LD), semimembranosus (SM), biceps femoris (BF) muscle were non-significant (P>0.05) between groups. However, fat contents (both desirable and unsaturated fatty acids) were significantly different (P<0.05) in both the groups. It may be concluded that muscles of Boer x nondescript kids has higher contents of desirable fatty acid and un saturated fatty acid than nondescript kids, justifying better quality meat in crossbred kids than non-descript kids.
Boer cross, Fatty acid profile, Meat composition, Meat quality, Non-descript goats
