Carcass characteristics of'male mithun (Bos frontalis)


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Authors

  • H K BHATTACHARYYA
  • S RAJKHOWA
  • K M BUJARBARUAH

Keywords:

Carcass characteristics, Male, Mithun

Abstract

Healthy adult mithun bulls (5) aged 5 to 7 years were slaughtered to study certain carcass characteristics. The amount of blood loss was 2.95% of the live weight and the dressing percentage was recorded as 54.57%. The values of other carcass characteristics were higher than the average values recorded for nondescript cattle.

 

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Issue

Vol. 77 No. 6 (2007)

Section

Short-Communication

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How to Cite

BHATTACHARYYA, H. K., RAJKHOWA, S., & BUJARBARUAH, K. M. (2007). Carcass characteristics of’male mithun (Bos frontalis). The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 77(6). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/5413