In order to determine the eff ect of age, gender and castration, as well as ripening duration
and anatomical position on the weight loss (WL) during processing of castradina
production (an indigenous Dalmatian dry-cured mutton), 60 ewes (E) of
three age groups (up to 2.5 yr, from 3 to 5 yr, more than 5.5 yr) and 40 males (wethers
- W and rams - R), 20 in each group, were slaughtered. Aft er cutting the carcasses,
whole legs, shoulders and rest parts called “kora” were subjected to processing
(salting, drying, ripening) during which the WL was determined. Since the total WL
of the E3-5 was the lowest (27.72%) and total WL of the E2.5 and E5.5 were the similar
(30.71% and 30.48%, respectively), despite signifi cant diff erences of these three
age groups of E-castradina, one cannot conclude that age of the sheep aff ects the WL
of the E-castradina. Th e procedure of the castration had signifi cant eff ect on the total
WL, since the total WL of the R-castradina was the highest (38.76%) compared
to the total WL of W (29.92%) and E2,5 and E5,5, which were the similar (except E3-5
which was lower than W). Th e highest total WL was found for the shoulder (35.05%),
and the lowest was found for the whole leg (27.26%), while the one of the “kora” was
in between (31.95%), whereby the diff erences among all three groups were signifi cant
(p<0.001 and p<0.05, respectively). Considering the thickest muscle of the whole leg
and much shorter ripening period of the “kora” (despite the larger surface area and
smaller thickness) these values of the total WL are logical.
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