Validação de equações de predição da composição química da carcaça de ovinos Santa Inês

Abstract

With the growth of sheep farming in Brazil, further studies in the field of nutrition are needed in search of better carcasses with a view to greater meat production and better quality meat. From this premise, equations were proposed to estimate carcass chemical composition in ruminants. However, one of the most widely used methods is the section between the 9th and 11th ribs, which was initially tested on taurine, and has also been evaluated for predicting the chemical composition of the sheep carcass. In one study, equations were proposed to predict the chemical composition of the carcass of sheep using data from different experiments conducted, using among other independent variables the section of the 9th and 11th ribs. However, these equations need to be validated. Therefore, the objective was to evaluate the prediction equations of: water; protein (PB); ether extract (EE) and energy (EN) in the carcass of Santa Inês sheep. The carcass water, EE and EN contents were satisfactorily estimated, proving to be accurate and accurate models. However, to estimate the CP contents, the model was accurate, but not very precise, needing adjustments to better estimate the carcass protein of Santa Inês non-castrated male sheep.