Loin Eye Muscle Ultrasonic Measurements, Live Weight and Some Body Measurements in Yalova Kıvırcık Lambs

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Objective: This study was carried out to determine ultrasonic measurement parameters of the loin eye muscle characteristics, live weight and some body measurements in the marketing period of Yalova Kıvırcık lambs, and the relationships between them. Material and Methods: The research animal material consisted of 308 Yalova Kıvırcık lambs in 9 different farms under extensive conditions in Yalova province of Türkiye. Results: Least square means for backfat thickness (BFT), skin thickness, muscle depth (MD), body length (BL), chest girth (CG), and live weight (LW) at the mean age of 112 days were 0.20 cm, 0.15 cm, 1.94 cm, 60.50 cm, 73.82 cm, and 29.26 kg, respectively. Results of statistical analysis indicated that there was a significant difference between flocks in terms of MD, BFT, skin, BL, CG, and LW (P<0.001). The effect of gender was statistically significant on MD (P<0.05), BL (P<0.01), CG and LW (P<0.001). Conclusion: As a result, it was found that the MLD measurements, the live weight, and some body measurements in Yalova Kıvırcık lambs were similar to those in Kıvırcık breed and in some indigenous sheep breeds in Türkiye. Keywords: Loin eye muscle, carcass, backfat thickness, ultrasonic measurement, Yalova Kıvırcık