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The Effect of Breed, Age and Fasting Status on Macro-nutrient Composition of Meat from Goat Breeds of North-Western Nigeria
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Carcasses of 32 male goats matching Conformation Score 3 of the Australian standard for live goat evaluation, were randomly assigned to a 2x2x2 factorial experiment involving two breeds
(Sahel, Sokoto Red), two ages (young, mature) and two fasting states (fasted, non-fasted) with four replicates. one and a half centimeter thick samples of the Longissimus dorsi muscle cut between the 12th and 13th ribs of the right halves of the carcasses were analyzed according to AOAC (1990) and found to
contain an average of 75.59, 19.19, 3.67 and 1.55% moisture, protein, fat and total ash, respectively. None of the nutrients was affected significantly (P>0.05) by breed, age and fasting status (P>0.05). This may imply that the three factors need not feature as major considerations in the choice of goat meat for nutritional advantage in the study area.
(Sahel, Sokoto Red), two ages (young, mature) and two fasting states (fasted, non-fasted) with four replicates. one and a half centimeter thick samples of the Longissimus dorsi muscle cut between the 12th and 13th ribs of the right halves of the carcasses were analyzed according to AOAC (1990) and found to
contain an average of 75.59, 19.19, 3.67 and 1.55% moisture, protein, fat and total ash, respectively. None of the nutrients was affected significantly (P>0.05) by breed, age and fasting status (P>0.05). This may imply that the three factors need not feature as major considerations in the choice of goat meat for nutritional advantage in the study area.
