Estudio faneróptico, rendimiento y clasificación de las canales bovinas faenadas en el camal Municipal de la ciudad de Ambato

Abstract

The objective of this research was to evaluate the phaneroptic characteristics, yield and classification of the carcasses of crossbred cattle slaughtered at the Municipal slaughterhouse of Ambato, the total sample was 500 cattle, of which 360 were Holstein crossbreeds, 361 males and 139 females, 236 of the animals had a body condition index 3, The phaneroptic characteristics of the cattle showed that the dominant coat color was bicolor with 408 animals, 366 cattle had black snouts and 225 black hooves, 80 females had pink udders and the scrotal color of the males was also pink with a total of 261 animals, finally 398 cattle had no umbilical fold and 471 had no dewlap. The average live weight was 327.26 kg, with males weighing 333.19 kg and females only 186.081 kg; with respect to carcass yield, there was an average of 50.28%, of which 51.30% in males and 28.31% in females. The Spearman correlation statistical analysis was highly significant *** p≤ 0.01 between the variables: phaneroptic (coat color, nose color, hoof color, udder color, presence of umbilical fold and dewlap), body condition and carcass yield of mestizo cattle slaughtered in the Municipal Camal of Ambato. Keywords: Cattle, Phaneroptic, Body condition, Live weight, Carcass yield, Carcass classification