Some Gastrointestinal Tract Characteristics of Karayaka Ram Lambs Slaughtered at Different Weights
Table 2
Slaughter body (SBW) and empty body (EBW) weights (kg), absolute weights (kg) and length (m), and relative weights (% of SBW) of gastrointestinal tract segments of Karayaka ram lambs.
Variable
Slaughter weight categories (kg)
SEM(1)
30 ()
35 ()
40 ()
45 ()
50 ()
Weight of
Slaughter body
30.1
35.6
40.3
45.1
50.6
1.23
Empty body
27.4
32.4
37.4
41.8
47.1
1.19
***
NS
Gastrointestinal tract
5.76
6.34
6.86
6.89
7.60
0.200
*
NS
Stomach
0.82
0.86
0.91
0.95
1.06
0.019
***
NS
Intestine
1.12
1.04
1.04
1.03
1.06
0.022
*
NS
Gastrointestinal content
2.70
3.18
2.90
3.28
3.52
0.145
NS
*
Length of
Body
0.59
0.60
0.64
0.63
0.68
0.008
***
NS
Intestine
34.6
34.2
37.8
35.1
35.4
0.44
NS
*
Caecum
0.34
0.38
0.40
0.37
0.43
0.010
*
NS
Relative weight of
Gastrointestinal tract
19.1
17.8
17.0
15.3
15.0
0.48
*
NS
Stomach
2.7
2.4
2.3
2.1
2.1
0.05
***
NS
Intestine
3.7
2.9
2.6
2.1
2.1
0.12
***
NS
Gastrointestinal content
8.9
8.9
7.2
7.3
7.0
0.39
*
NS
Standard error of the mean; (2)linear and (3)quadratic effects of increasing slaughter weight; NS: nonsignificant (); ; ; .
