Abstract:
Carcasses of 32 male goats matching Conformation Sc
ore 3 of the Australian standard
for live goat evaluation, were randomly assigned to
a 2x2x2 factorial experiment involving two breeds
(Sahel, Sokoto Red), two ages (young, mature) and t
wo fasting states (fasted, non-fasted) with four
replicates. one and a half centimeter thick samples
of the
Longissimus dorsi
muscle cut between the 12
th
and 13
th
ribs of the right halves of the carcasses were ana
lyzed according to AOAC (1990) and found to
contain an average of 75.59, 19.19, 3.67 and 1.55%
moisture, protein, fat and total ash, respectively
.
None of the nutrients was affected significantly (P
>0.05) by breed, age and fasting status (P>0.05). T
his
may imply that the three factors need not feature a
s major considerations in the choice of goat meat f
or
nutritional advantage in the study area.
