Title
Comparison of Post-Weaning Performance and Carcass Traits of Columbia and Cormo Crossbred Lambs
Date of Award:
1988
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences
Advisor/Chair:
Lyle G. McNeal
Abstract
Thirty-seven Columbia and Cormo Crossbred July-weaned weather lambs were utilized in this study. A feeding trial was conducted to evaluate feed efficiency, average daily gain, feed cost per pound of gain, wool growth per day and per pound of grain, and average wool fiber diameter and distribution of fiber population of the wool. Lambs were raised to a uniform market weight of between 115 and 125 pounds and slaughtered to evaluate carcass weight, backfat thickness, loin eye area, internal body fat, leg circumference, dressing percentage, untrimmed wholesale cuts, trimmed retail cuts, and yield and quality grades. Suffok x Cormo/Rambouillet lambs were most efficient (P
Recommended Citation
Chapman, Carl Kim, "Comparison of Post-Weaning Performance and Carcass Traits of Columbia and Cormo Crossbred Lambs" (1988). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 4087.
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