Comparative evaluation of weaning and feeding strategies in lamb production: effects on carcass and meat characteristics.

Zeki Şahinler, Ömer Faruk Güngör, Yücel Demir

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Article in Tropical animal health and production, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Zeki ŞahinlerDepartment of Vegetable and Animal Production, Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University, 14800, Bolu, Türkiye.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2569-1843

Ömer Faruk GüngörDepartment of Veterinary, Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University, 14800, Bolu, Türkiye. gungoromerfaruk@ibu.edu.tr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7273-7242

Yücel DemirDepartment of Animal Production and Technologies, Agrı Ibrahim Cecen University, Agri, Türkiye.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1586-9713

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Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of weaning age and three feeding systems on slaughter traits, carcass characteristics, and meat quality in lambs. Forty-five lambs were divided into three groups. Group I lambs were grazed and suckled, Group II lambs were weaned and raised in stable, and Group III lambs were weaned and grazed. Lambs were slaughtered on the 135th day. Body weights on day 75 were similar across groups, but slaughter traits on day 135 were lower in Group III. Head, feet, and heart percentages were significantly higher (P < 0.001) in Group I. Additionally, carcass and hind limb compactness indices were significantly higher in Group I than in Group III (P = 0.001 and P = 0.022, respectively). Group I also had a significantly higher lean percentage (P < 0.001), whereas Group II had a significantly higher fat percentage (P = 0.008). Carcasses from Groups I and III exhibited greater lightness (P = 0.001), and meat from Groups I and II had higher Warner-Bratzler shear force (WBSF) values (P = 0.024). In conclusion, Group III exhibited superior meat quality, Group II showed better carcass traits, while Group I demonstrated the most balanced overall performance.

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Animal HusbandryMeatSheep, DomesticWeaningAnimal FeedAnimalsBody CompositionBody WeightDietMaleCarcass characteristicsGrazingMeat qualityMuttonSlaughter traitsSuckling

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PMID41575673

DOI10.1007/s11250-018-1723-3

PMCPMC12830456

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