Komposisi Jaringan pada Potongan Komersial Karkas Domba Garut dan Ekor Tipis Umur Sebelas Bulan dengan Ransum Penggemukkan Mengandung Indigofera sp.

Abstract

Garut and Thin Tailed sheep are categorized as small ruminant animal. They are potential as meat producers. The aim of this research was to examine differences in tissue composition of commercial cuts from garut and Thin Tailed sheep aged 11 months and fattened on ration containing Indigofera sp. The study used four garut and four Thin Tailed sheep with initial body weight of 14,9 ± 1,1 kg and 13,6 ± 0,6 kg respectively (CV=10,14%). The experiment was set up ini completely randomized design. The animals were intensively fattened for three months in individual cages. They were fed ad libitum with pelleted ration contained Indigofera sp.. The sheep were slaughtered, dressed, and the chilled carcasses were cutted into seven commercial cuts and each cuts were dissecsed into muscle, fat, and bone. The results showed that there were no significantly differences in carcass muscle and bone weight, but carcass fat weight. Garut sheep had significantly (P<0,05) lower fat weight in the carcass compare to Thin Tailed sheep. The differences occured primaly in shoulder, loin, breast, and leg cuts. However on percentage bases, there were significant (P<0,05) between breed differences in carcass compotition. The garut sheep carcass contained significantly more muscle and bone, but less fat than those of Thin Tailed sheep.