Characteristics of Canary Hair Sheep´s Breed Carcass Fed Banana (Musa acuminate) By-Products: Effects on Regional Tissue Composition, pH and Color

The contributions of replacing rye-grass (Lolium spp.) hay with banana (Musa acuminata) by-products on carcass and tissue characteristics, pH color, in the Canary hair sheep breed were studied. Twenty-two lambs an initial live weight 14.8 ± 2.5 kg individually housed fed two different diets for 58 days: first group (experimental diet) received as forage a mixture fresh composed by leaves pseudo-stem. other one got commercial (conventional fiber source. groups additional concentrate food (CON). After days growing trial (24.3 1.0 kg), seven each (n=14) slaughtered experimental slaughterhouse. muscle, pH, color measured at time immediately after slaughter 24 h later, using muscles Longissimus thoracis et lumborum semimembranosus. At that (after h), remaining semi-carcass was butchered dissected analysis carcass´s regional composition. Although there is no significant difference composition, muscle are differences Longisimus toracis between assessed diets. incorporation diet to fatten would not grossly alter quality, least based parameters. Banana feeding resource can maintain animal productivity meat quality. © 2021 Friends Science Publishers