title: Carcass and meat quality of Gokceada Goat kids reared under extensive and semi-intensive production systems.
abstract: The aim was to compare the carcass and meat quality characteristics of male and female Gokceada Goat kids produced in extensive (n=20) and semi-intensive (n=20) systems. In extensive and semi-intensive produced kids pre-slaughter weights were 17.44 and 12.51 kg; cold carcass weights were 8.66 and 5.35 kg and cold dressing percentages were 54.9 and 49.28%, respectively. The effect of kid sex was not significant on hot and cold dressing percentages, back fat thickness, M. longissimus dorsi section area, carcass fatness and conformation scores, and carcass measurements, while female kids had higher omental and mesenteric fat and kidney knob and channel fat percentages than male kids. Extensive produced kids had lower meat lightness. Panellists evaluated extensive system kids with higher scores of kid odour intensity, flavour intensity and overall acceptability. It was concluded that it would be more appropriate to use an extensive system in Gokceada Goat breeding for kid meat production.
authors.affiliation: Istanbul University, Veterinary Faculty, Department of Animal Breeding and Husbandry, Avcilar, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozcan
authors.forename: Hulya
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yalcintan
authors.forename: Cemil
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tölü
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ekiz
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Türker
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Savaş
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture / Q000379:methods*; D000818:Animals; D003296:Cooking; D005260:Female; D063427:Food Quality; D006041:Goats; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat / Q000032:analysis*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000737:chemistry*; D013649:Taste / Q000502:physiology; D013696:Temperature
keywords: Carcass quality; Goat; Kid; Meat quality; Production system