CAPACITIES OF FATTERRING OF MOLDOVAN KARAKUL LAMBS

Silvia Evtodienco, O. Maşner, P. Liuţcanov

Abstract
   To study the fattening capacities of young ovine of Moldovan Karakul breed, five lambs and five female lambs were intensively fattened for 60 days. Were studied body fat indexes and carcasses, were determined the slaughter yield, the bone ratio: meat, the chemical composition of the meat.
   It has been determined that the average daily increase over a fattening period is 256.8 ± 21.34 g at lambs and 201.6 ± 7.37 g at female lambs. Body indexes such as: lateral corporal format, massiveness, robustness increased at lambs and female lambs respectively by 2.2 and 2.2%, 3.8 and 5.8%, 1.3 and 3.6% respectively. But differences between lots are not veridical (P> 0.1).
   The yield of killing lambs constituted 49 % of body weight before sacrificing of 38.34 kg. Appraisals of the carcass of lambs allow us to conclude that the jig form and pulp development are at the level of mixed breeds, and the carcass compaction is satisfactory. The bone ratio: meat on the entire carcass constituted 1: 3.39. Analyzing these data, we can say that young ovine of Moldavian Karakul breed in intensive fattening conditions show good fattening capacities.

Key words: Fattening, youth karakul, yield at slaughter