ISSN: 2474-8846
Authors: Mudalal M* and Hag FE
The experiment was conducted in male Desert goats to investigate the effect of age and castration on primal cuts, carcass composition, heart girth and some non carcass and internal components of male Desert goats. Twenty male Desert goats were used in this study. Ten mature bucks 9-12 months of age and average weighing 12.8Kg (11.8-13.9Kg), the other ten were immature kids 3-5 months of age and average weighing 9.7 kg (9.4-10.0Kg). The goats were divided into two groups,' immature kid group 10 males and mature buck group 10 males. Each group was divided into subgroup; one subgroup was castrated, while the other subgroup was left intact in a factorial experiment randomized complete block design. The result revealed that age had no significant effect (p>0.05) on primal cuts and carcass composition unless breast cut, the age had significant effect (p<0.01) on heart girth, head, skin and feet and had no effect (p>0.05) on intestine and four stomach. Castration management had no significant (p>0.05) effect on primal cuts, carcass components, heart girth, head, skin and feet except breast cut, intestine and four stomach.
Keywords: Desert Goats; Age; Castration; Carcass; Non Carcass Components
