Carcass performance of Simmental and Holstein Friesian beef cattle in Serbia

  • Mirjana Lukic Institute of Meat Hygiene and Technology
  • Jelena Ivanovic University in Belgrade - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
  • Marija Starcevic Institute of Meat Hygiene and Technology
  • Jasna Djordjevic University in Belgrade - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
  • Radmila Markovic University in Belgrade - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
  • Milan Baltic University in Belgrade - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Keywords: carcass performance, cattle, Simmental beef, Holstein Friesian beef

Abstract

A b s t r a c t: The aim of this study was to determine the slaughter weight, hot carcass weight, cold carcass weight, dressing percentage, chilling loss, forequarter weight, hindquarter weight and participation of forequarters and hindquarters of the beef cattle breeds Simmental (males, females and cattle from repurchase) and Holstein Friesian. A total of 100 animals were studied. After slaughter, carcass parameters were measured individually. The results show that the Holstein Friesian cattle had a significantly lower (p<0.01) average slaughter weight, hot carcass weight, cold carcass weight and dressing percentage than Simmental beef cattle. Also, females had a significantly lower average cold carcass weight than males (p<0.05). Male Simmental beef cattle had significantly higher (p<0.01) average forequarter and hindquarter weights than female Simmental beef cattle and Holstein Friesian cattle.

Published
2017-04-27
How to Cite
Lukic, M., Ivanovic, J., Starcevic, M., Djordjevic, J., Markovic, R., & Baltic, M. (2017). Carcass performance of Simmental and Holstein Friesian beef cattle in Serbia. Scientific Journal "Meat Technology&quot;, 57(2), 95-101. Retrieved from https://journalmeattechnology.com/index.php/meat_technology/article/view/14
Section
Original scientific paper