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Carcass characteristics of lambs slaughtered at the end of the experiment (mean ± s.d. (least square means)). |
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| Group |
n |
Carcass weight (kg) |
Conformation (0–10) |
Fatness (1–5) |
Market value (DKK) |
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| TS |
7a |
19.4 ± 2.4 (19.0) |
6.1 ± 1.5 (5.8) |
2.9 ± 0.4 (2.8) |
329 ± 83 (304) |
| TM |
8 |
18.4 ± 2.9 (18.6) |
4.5 ± 1.4 (4.5) |
2.6 ± 0.5 (2.6) |
266 ± 113 (266) |
| US |
8 |
15.8 ± 2.0 (15.4) |
5.0 ± 0.8 (4.6) |
2.5 ± 0.5 (2.4) |
237 ± 60 (207) |
| UM |
7a |
16.7 ± 1.8 (17.0) |
4.0 ± 1.4 (4.1) |
2.0 ± 0.6 (2.0) |
203 ± 81 (212) |
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a) one lamb excluded due to ill thrift from turn-out, probably mismothering | |||||
Boa et al. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2001 42:57 doi:10.1186/1751-0147-42-57 |
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