An Evaluation of Live Weight, Carcass and Hide Characteristics in Dromedary vs. Bactrian×Dromedary Crossbred Camels | ||
| Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology | ||
| Article 4, Volume 15, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1121-1131 PDF (237.4 K) | ||
| Authors | ||
| M. Salehi1; A. Mirhadi2; F. Ghafouri Kesbi* 3; M. Asadi Fozi4; A. Babak3 | ||
| 1Department of Animal Production Processing, Animal Science Research Institute of Iran (ASRI), P.O. Box: 31585–1483, Karaj, Islamic Republic of Iran. Tel: +98 26 34430010, Fax: +98 26 34413258. | ||
| 2Laboratories Office, Animal Science Research Institute of Iran (ASRI), P. O. Box: 31585–1483, Karaj, Islamic Republic of Iran. | ||
| 3Department of Animal Science, Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch, Karaj, Islamic Republic of Iran. | ||
| 4Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Islamic Republic of Iran. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The aim followed in the present paper was to evaluate the slaughter body and carcass weights as well as the characteristics of hide and leather in Dromedaries (one-hump) and in the crossbred (C. bactrianus×C. droedarius) camels. Fourteen camels from each sex (female and male) representing two genotypes at 21 months of age were utilized. Slaughter weight, hot and cold carcass weights, dressing-out percentage, wet and dry salting hide and leather properties were assessed. There were significant differences in slaughter weights between Dromedary and crossed types (339±10.7 vs. 372±11.1 kg) and as well between male vs. female camels (382±9.7 vs. 326±10.6 kg). Moreover, while the effect of sex was significant on wet hide weight (34±1.2 vs. 29.3±1.2 kg for malesandfemales, respectively), the difference observed between males and females regarding the thickness of hide was non-significant (P> 0.05). Breaking force, tensile strength and elongation of the leather samples decreased with increase in their thicknesses. It was found out that the obtained leather from the camel benefited from such valuable mechanical characteristics as tensile strength and extension with no variations being observed as due to the animal’s sex or genotype. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Camel; Carcass weight; Hide characteristics; Leather properties; Slaughter weight | ||
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