title: Growth and development of water buffalo and Friesian crossbred cattle, with special reference to the 'entire' and 'boneless' cuts.
abstract: Twelve buffaloes, nine Friesian × Baladi and nine Friesian × (Friesian × Baladi) bulls were slaughtered over the live weight ranges 161-560 kg for buffaloes and 176-448 kg for cattle. Right sides of all carcasses were jointed and dissected and the increase in the weight of 'entire' and 'boneless' cuts and cut groups (i.e. pistol; BLRC) relative to the 'entire' and 'boneless' side weights, respectively, were examined using covariance analyses. Increasing distoproximal and dorsoventral growth gradients were found in both species. Most noticeably, the sticking was early developing in buffaloes and late developing in cattle, whereas the shortloin developed approximately at an average rate in buffaloes and at a lower rate in cattle. Statistically significant but relatively slight differences were recorded between buffaloes and cattle in the adjusted means of the 'entire' and 'boneless' hind shank, sirloin (favouring buffaloes) and brisket (favouring cattle). Buffaloes were superior to cattle in weight of pistol. At an equal side weight of 73 kg buffaloes had significantly higher weight of pistol (maximum difference = 1·4 kg). At a 115 kg side weight, the maximum difference in 'entire' and 'boneless' pistol reached 3·58 and 5·04 kg, respectively.
authors: Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Shoubra El-Kheima, Cairo, Egypt.
authors: O Y
authors: OY
authors: Abdallah
authors: K A
authors: KA
authors: Shanin
authors: M G
authors: MG
authors: Latif