Goat meat production & quality
Covers important areas of goat meat production. This title discusses the role of genetics, breeding, reproduction, and nutrition in producing good quality, profitable goat meat. It addresses the mineral, amino acid and fatty acid composition of goat meat, highlighting its health benefits over other...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
CABI ,
c2012
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Overview of the global goat meat sector
- 2. Goat meat production systems
- 3. Carcass traits of hardy tropical goats
- 4. Genetics and breeding of meat goats
- 5. Reproduction efficiency for increased meat production in goats
- 6. Nutrition of the meat goat
- 7. Growth, development and growth manipulation in goats
- 8. The role of objective and subjective evaluation in the production and marketing of goats for meat
- 9. Tissue distribution in the goat carcass
- 10. Influence of diets on fatty acid composition of edible tissues of meat goat
- 11. Mineral composition of goat meat
- 12. Linear body measurements and carcass characteristics of goats
- 13. Nutritive value and quality characteristics of goat meat
- 14. Effect of early nutrition on carcass and meat quality of young goats under milk production systems
- 15. Effects of feeding systems and diet on the body lipid composition of young goats