the purpose of this paper is measuring and analyzing the impacts of meat price changes on consumer’s welfare. first, the almost ideal demand system (aids) was estimated for meats in urban household in 1984-2009 years. then, compensating variation (cv) criterion was computed to measuring the consumer’s welfare changes based on taylor series expansion method and the results from the estimated aid...

D IFFERENCES in type (mutton conformation) and condition (degree of fatness) are generally considered to be responsible for differences in the price per pound when range lambs are sold on the market. Since these traits are most evident when the first culling of lambs occurs soon after weaning, it seems probable that they receive considerable emphasis in most sheep breeding enterprises. Despite ...

Heritabilities and genetic correlations between weaning weight (WW) and average daily gain (ADG) for the Hungarian Merino, Ile de France, Charollais, German Mutton Merino, German Blackheaded, Texel, Fleisch Merino and Suffolk were studied. The selection of replacements is based on the two traits. The amount of records provided by the Hungarian Sheep Breeder’s Association and by the Hungarian Ag...

This study was carried out to assess the influence of post-mortem processing methods on quality and shelf life two breeds sheep meat. A total twelve sheep, six each from Balami Ouda (two prominent breed Sheep in Nigeria) were weighed, slaughtered allotted three which are scalding, singeing skinning a completely randomized experimental design 2 × 3 factorial arrangement (2 methods). The carcass ...