ALLOMETRIC GROWTH PATTERNS OF BODY AND CARCASS COMPONENT IN DOCKED AND INTACT KARADI LAMBS

To study the allometric growth of body and carcass traits, twelve new born Karadi lambs were docked within 3 days their birth using rubber-rings, left with mothers till weaning (2.5 months). Another 12 weaned obtained from local market intact. Following an adaptation period a week, intact average initial weight 16.83±1.522 19.92± 0.748kg, respectively randomly divided into three equal groups to be slaughtered at 20, 30 40kg. Results revealed that coefficients both dissectible lean bone negative heterogenic (b<1), indicating early maturing tissues, while fat is late tissues. In groups, loin, shoulder, foreshank rack are cuts, neck isogonic, leg in whereas grew similar rate carcass. lambs, relative empty non-carcass isogonic groups. The pelt, liver, lung trachea heart