Proximate Composition, Amino Acid Profile, and Mineral Content of Four Sheep Meats Reared Extensively in Morocco: A Comparative Study

Table 2

Proximate composition of Beni-Guil, Timahdite, and Ouled-Djellal sheep meats.

Breed
Parameters (%)	BGA	BGT	Ti	ODj	Effect
Dry matter	27.13 ± 1.34	26.15 ± 0.94	26.59 ± 1.27	26.37 ± 0.76	NS
Intramuscular fat	5.14 ± 1.31	4.80 ± 1.00	5.50 ± 1.30	4.60 ± 0.88	NS
Total protein	21.02 ± 3.08	22.18 ± 2.41	20.22 ± 2.41	19.95 ± 1.35	NS
Ash	0.71 ± 0.15^a	0.97 ± 0.17 ^ab	1.06 ± 0.14^b	1.05 ± 0.02^b

NS: not significant; ; ; ; ^a,b values with different letters are significantly () different within rows; BGA: female lambs of Beni-Guil breed sampled in the Ain Beni Methar region; BGT: female lambs of Beni-Guil breed sampled in the Tendrera region; Ti: Timahdite breed; ODj: Ouled-Djellal breed.