Carcass Characteristics of Kanniadu Goat under Different Systems of Management*

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the carcass characteristics of Kanniadu kids under different housing systems viz., intensive, semi-intensive and extensive system of rearing. Twenty-four weaned Kanniadu kids were selected at random and they were allotted to three different treatments, comprising of eight animals in each group. The dressing percentage of intensive and semiintensively reared kids was significantly (P < 0.05) higher than those reared under intensive system. The primal cuts percentage did not differ significantly for leg, rack, neck and shoulder, breast and shank between systems. There was a significant (P <0.01) difference between systems for the loin. The meat percentage in carcass did not differ significantly between systems. For the bone and fat, there was a highly significant (P < 0.01) difference between systems. Kids reared under extensive system produced lean meat compared to other systems without any significant difference in meat yield.