Table 4. Effects of lasalocid supplement on carcass linear measurements (cm), primal wholesale cuts (%), physical separation (%), and carcass fat depots of Ardhi goats (N = 32)

Parameters Treatments1) SEM p-value
Control LAS 10 LAS 20 LAS 30
Carcass linear measurement (cm)
 Internal carcass length 66.25b 71.88a 73.25a 74.38a 1.0 *
 External carcass length 70.0b 73.69ab 73.38ab 75.18a 0.78 *
 Carcass width 30.88b 33.50a 33.25a 34.0a 0.36 *
 Rump width 35.63 35.75 35.81 36.13 0.28 NS
 Leg length 41.13 41.0 41.69 41.56 0.39 NS
Carcass primal wholesale cuts (%)
 Shoulder 31.16 31.56 31.42 31.33 0.33 NS
 Rack 8.18 7.86 7.93 8.40 0.14 NS
 Loin 12.28 12.19 12.98 12.93 0.29 NS
 Leg 28.89 27.85 28.17 28.61 0.38 NS
 FSB 19.50ab 20.55a 19.50ab 18.73b 0.22 *
Carcass physical separation (%)
 Fat 7.17 8.15 5.24 6.81 0.52 NS
 Meat 54.12ab 54.39ab 57.53a 50.65b 0.97 *
 Bone 33.52 31.72 31.89 36.82 0.95 NS
 Trimmings 5.19 5.73 5.33 5.72 0.29 NS
Carcass fat depots:
 Omental fat (%) 1.45 2.0 1.93 1.64 0.12 NS
 Mesentery fat (%) 1.23 1.36 1.15 1.10 0.05 NS
 Pericardial fat (%) 0.24 0.27 0.26 0.22 0.01 NS
 KKCF (%) 0.93 1.01 1.23 0.95 0.07 NS
 Backfat (mm) 1.75b 1.91ab 2.09a 2.14a 0.05 *
 Body wall thickness (mm) 5.26 4.65 4.79 5.32 0.15 NS
Control, BD + 0 ppm LAS; LAS 10, BD + 10 ppm LAS; LAS 20, BD + 20 ppm LAS; LAS 30, BD + 30 ppm LAS.
Means in the same row with different superscripts are statistically significant (*) at p ≤ 0.05.
LAS, lasalocid; NS, non-significant; FSB, foreshank and breast; KKCF, kidney knob and channel fat; BD, basal diet.