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Seventy carcasses were assessed of sows slaughtered 31 days after the first farrowing. The carcasses were divided into three weight groups: less than 115 kg (n=24), from 115 to 125 kg (n=21) and above 125 kg (n=25). Generally, a rise in carcass weight was followed by an increase in backfat thickness and in loin eye area. However, significant intergroup differences were identified In this respect only between sows with the lowest carcass weight and those of the other two groups.An increase in carcass weight was also accompanied by a higher belly and backfat kontent of carcass and by external fat content of ham, with simultaneous lower proportion of neck In the carcass and of bones and meat content of ham. Meat from the lightest carcasses (up to 115 kg) showed significantly lowest dry matter and fat content. In the remaining two groups, the dry matter and fat contents of meat were higher and comparable. The content of the other chemical components as well as the values of physico-chemical traits of pork were similar in all groups. Meat from the heaviest carcasses received higher scores for tenderness and juiciness.
The objective of this study was to determine the carcass weight of red deer (Cervus elaphus L.) stags, hinds and calves in Poland in successive months of the hunting season. The results of the study show that the average carcass weight of stags, hinds and calves in Poland is 115.05 kg, 75.38 kg and 42.48 kg, respectively. Stags characterized by the heaviest carcasses inhabit the provinces of Podkarpacie, Podlasie and Lublin, and those with the lightest carcasses can be found in the Lower Silesian and Pomeranian province. The highest carcass weight of hinds was noted in the Provinces of Podkarpacie and Lublin, while lowest – in the Lower Silesian and Pomeranian Province. In the group of calves, the highest and the lowest values of carcass weight were observed in the Provinces of Łódź and Lublin, and in the Lubuskie and West Pomeranian province, respectively. The average carcass weight of red deer varies significantly subject to the month of the hunting season. The heaviest stags are hunter-harvested in September, and the heaviest hinds and calves in December and February, respectively.
The authors determined the impact of carcass weight, genotype, sex, and nutrition on the degree of musculature and subcutaneous fattening as well as the level of intramuscular fat in fatteners obtained from market purchase. From among the examined weight groups, carcasses of heavy fatteners were characterized by poorer meatiness, thicker back fat and greater muscle fat content. The evaluation of the examined fattener genotypes revealed a significantly greater fattening of the muscles of crossbreds with 50% proportion of boars of the Duroc breed and purebred pigs than three- and four-breed fatteners obtained using Hampshire and Pietrain breeds. The investigations confirmed better musculature and lower fat content of gilts in comparison with hogs. Moreover, the performed experiments also showed a significant influence of traditional feeding on the reduction of meatiness and increased fattening in comparison with the animals which were fed Grower and Finisher mixtures.
Research into the determination of intestinal parasitic levels in free-living animals can provide knowledge enabling action to be taken to improve their health status. The aim of the study was to determine the relationship between the carcass weight of wild boars and the degree of endoparasite infection. The research was performed on 165 culled wild boars, from which a representative group (n = 50) was separated and divided according to sex (males n = 24, females n = 26) and age (2-3 years). Separate weight groups were defined for males (< 70 kg, n = 6; 70-80 kg, n = 9; > 80 kg, n = 9) and females (< 45 kg, n = 10; 45-60 kg, n = 10; > 60 kg, n = 6). Oesophagostomum spp., Ascaris suum, Trichuris suis, Eimeria spp. and Strongyloides ransomi were observed and defined in the study population. A statistically significant effect of the overall infection on carcass weight was obtained (F = 9.96; P ≤ 0.01). In the case of overall infection, a more than 7 kg lower carcass weight was observed in infected males. A carcass weight over 15 kg lower was noted for overall infection of females (F = 38.47; P ≤ 0.01), for which average EPG was 2946.67 ± 6485.31 with a median of 400 (50-25 300). Correlations were proven between sex and the average number of Eimeria spp. oocysts, and carcass weight for males (r = –0.84, P ≤ 0.05). In the case of females, correlations were noted between carcass weight and infection by nematodes (r = –0.63, P ≤ 0.05). Studies have shown that there is a need to monitor the environment in order to improve the condition of free-living animals.
The aim of this study was to assess changes in parameters (body weight, fat stores, antler weight, serum creatinine level) describing the condition of individual roe deer males (Capreolus capreolus) in subsequent months of the hunting season. The idea was if the current timing of the buck hunting season affects the quality of specimens obtained from the population, which may result in distorting its reproduction-related processes. The study included 443 carcasses of bucks harvested in the Lublin region (Central Poland) from 2006 to 2011. The average carcass weight in May and June was significantly higher than in the other months. Perirenal fat weight and the kidney fat index (KFI) decreased with the progression of the hunting season. With regard to the average level of serum creatinine in blood, there was no definite trend in the variation of this parameter during the hunting season. However, a significantly higher average antler weight was observed in May compared to June. The shooting of a large number of bucks in the first weeks of the hunting season may cause the elimination of the best individuals in the habitat, which have established and maintained their territory and are fully prepared for reproduction. This results in a complete disruption of the social structure of the local deer population. A solution to this problem could be uniform distribution of volume harvested during the whole hunting season or postponing the hunting season for bucks until September, when the estrus season has finished, and the strongest males have passed on their valuable genes to the population.
The study compared the muscle fibre, size, its characteristics as well as rhelogical properties of selected muscles: m. quadriceps femoris (QF), m. biceps femoris (BF), m. semimembranosus (SM), m. semitendinosus (ST), and m. longissimus (L) of wild boars of different carcass weight (30±2 and 70±3 kg SD). Muscle fibre cross-section areas and percentages of different fibre types: I (slow oxidative), IIA (fast oxidative-glycolytic) and IIB (fast glycolytic) per muscle fibre bundle, were measured using a computer image analysis program. The relaxation test was used to determine rheological properties and the results were interpreted with a 5-element Maxwell body model. The ST of wild boars was found to contain the highest percentage of type I fibres rather than fibres of IIA, compared to the other muscles tested. A higher percentage of type I fibres was also typical of BF and L, both in young and old wild boars. The lowest percentage of type I and the highest percentage of type IIB fibres were found in QF and SM. Growth rate influences muscle fibre properties in all muscles; those of old wild boars were found to contain a higher percentage of type I fibres and a lower percentage of type IIB fibres compared to the same muscles of juvenile wild boars, whereas the percentage of type IIA fibres was about the same in the muscles of both wild boar groups tested. Of the all wild boar muscles, the highest mean fibre cross-section area was found in BF and ST, the lowest - in QF and L, whereas the cross-sectional area of I and IIB fibres were markedly larger than the cross-sectional area of type IIA. The mean cross-sectional area of all fibre types increased together with increased growth rate and the largest muscle fibre cross-section areas were in the old wild boars’ muscles. Of the all wild boar muscles tested, the highest sum of elastic moduli was found in L muscles, while the lowest was typical of QF and BF. Meat obtained from wild boar juveniles, compared to old wild boars, indicated lower values of E0 and higher E1 and E2 elasticity moduli, whereas m1 and m1 viscous moduli values were not dependent on carcass weight.
Stomach chambers of hinds (H), winter (WB) and rutting bulls (RB) of red deer (Cervus elaphus L.) were examined during the fall hunting season and wintertime. The stomach content of bulls was the highest (P>0.01) in winter (WB, 19.0 kg) and the lowest (RB, 3.7 kg) during rutting season. But the relative food content for total stomach (IR index) as well as for rumen (180.2), abomasum (4.1) and omasum (7.4) was the greatest in hinds (H). However, the total stomach tissue (SCT) weight increased together with the enhancement of carcass weight (Cw), the percentage of participation relative SCT to Cw, thus by contrast the IW index was the lowest P>0.01 in the heaviest RB (2.23). For WB it equaled 4.03 and for H - 3.99. Moreover, the total stomach volume, Iᵥ index was the highest in hinds (82.90) and differed P>0.01 from that of RB which was the lowest (36.70). Similar trends occurred in the individual stomach chamber areas. The greatest IT index-expressing ratio of stomach tissue weight to its area was markedly (P>00.5) higher in RB (0.20) in comparison to the remaining groups (WB 0.11, H 0.09), indicating a thicker and shrunken stomach wall. The study demonstrates that variability in the stomach chambers (its characteristics and indexes) of female and male deer depend upon seasonal physiological changes, including the most important season, which is the mating season. Stomach size and its individual chamber indexes are consequences of diet segregation and different feeding behavior between sexes, including foraging activity of males in the rutting season.
The aim of the study was to evaluate the stomach chambers of Zielonogorskie (Z) and Bieszczady (B) red deer (Cervus elaphus L. 1758) from different foraging habitats in South-West and South-East Poland. Thirteen calves, ten hinds and bulls were shot in Z and B, and examination of the carcasses indicated the substantial impact of foraging strategies in various habitats on polygastric parameters. Differences (P<0.05) in stomach content (SC), fresh and dry matter of stomach tissue (FSTM, DSTM) and total stomach area (TSA) were noted between the deer of Z and B. Additionally, some indexes (IA, IB) of FSTM, DSTM in relation to body mass (carcass weight, C) were relatively higher in each category of deer from the B region. Comparisons of ID (ratio DSTM to TSA), IE (DSTM to metabolic body mass - C0.75) and IF (TSA to C0.75 ) indicated a relatively thicker stomach tissue wall, and its larger overall area and volume of some stomach chambers in deer from the B vs. Z region. The study indicates that the carrying capacity of habitats, and conditions such as the quality and abundance of plants (their structure and nutritional value) considerably influence modifications within the digestive system, and mainly the stomach chambers in polygastric wild ruminants.
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