Slaughter and Carcass Traits of Male Kids Called as Manavlı Goat

The study was planned to determine the slaughter and carcass characteristics of the kids of Manavlı goats raised only/purely under breeder conditions in Denizli province. A total of 12 male kids at live weight of 34-36 kg at five months of age were slaughtered. In the study, hot dressing percentage based on pre-slaughter liveweight was 41.37%. While the cross-sectional area of the M. longissimus dorsi (MLD) was found to be 12.46 cm², the back fat thickness fat value was determined to be 0.74 mm. In the study, the carcass length, rump circumference, rump width, chest circumference, and chest width were 75.15 cm, 54.80 cm, 18.52 cm, 71 cm, and 18.91 cm, respectively. Additionally, the percentages of valuable carcass parts, such as the shoulder, ribs, and long leg, were determined to be 20.75%, 26.09%, and 31.97%, respectively. The study is the first research to examine the slaughter and carcass characteristics of male kids of Manavlı goats, which are a native genetic resource raised under local breeder condition and not yet sufficiently defined. It was thought that obtained results from this study will be a database for the following studies.