2025/09/10 by Bsrat, Abrha, Adow Issack, Hassan, Berhe, Netsanet +2
#Abergelle #Carcass weight #Cattle #Dressing percentage #North Ethiopia #live weight
paper · doi:10.71624/ttz5f374
The study was undertaken from August to November 2017 to compare dressing value of cattle breeds (Begait, Abergelle, Arado and Raya) slaughter at Abergelle abattoir as indicators for meat production potential. Purposive sampling technique was employed to select the study animals (n=300). Data on quantitative measurements were collected before and after slaughtering of the sampled oxen from the four selected cattle breeds slaughtered during the study visit. The mean live weight of oxen of Begait, Abergelle, Arado and Raya were recorded to be 324.04kg, 320.36kg, 319.35kg and 327.32kg, respectively. The mean warm weight of slaughtered oxen of Begait, Abergelle, Arado and Raya were recorded to be 142.90kg, 144.13kg, 138.55kg and 141.38kg, respectively while mean cold weight of slaughtered oxen of Begait, Abergelle, Arado and Raya were recorded to be 139.94kg, 137.29kg, 135.73kg and 138.47kg respectively. Hence, relatively higher mean (±SE) warm carcass percentage was recorded from Abergelle (44.90%; SE, I .33; CL, 42.16 - 47.63) followed by Begait (44.09%; SE, 0.32; CL, 43.46 - 44.73). However, higher mean (±SE) cold carcass percentage was recorded from Begait breeds (43.18%; SE, 0.31; CI, 42.56 43.80) followed by Abergelle (42.83%; SE, 0.48; CI, 41.83 - 43.83). Generally, in the current study comparatively higher dressing percentage was recorded from Begait breed followed by Raya breed. Hence, it can be conclude that these two breed could be potential beef breeds in Northern Ethiopia. However, detailed longitudinal research is required.