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Prediction the carcass traits of lambs finish in feedlot using zootechnical indexes
The aim of this study was to develop equations for predicting empty body weight and economically important carcass characteristics using production indices for sheep finished in confinement. A total of 258 Dorper x Santa Inês lambs subjected to productive behavior during an experimental period of 32 days before slaughter were used. Initial and final weight (IBW, FBW), daily weight gain (DWG) and total weight gain (TGW), dry matter intake (DMI), feed efficiency (FE), empty body weight (EBW), hot and cold carcass weights (HCW, CCW) and Longissimus dorsi muscle area (REA) were analyzed. Descriptive statistical analyses and Pearson's correlations were carried out for all the variables, while equations were developed using multiple linear regression. With the exception of FE, all the variables correlated positively (p<0.01; 0.45≤r≤0.92) with EBW, HCW and CCW. REA correlated (p<0.01; 0.34≤r≤0.37) only with IBW and FBW. The equations selected for EBW, HCW and CCW included only FBW as a prediction variable (R 2 ≥0.91). The predicted values coincided between 90 and 98% across the models, while the residuals were distributed around 0, confirming the regression assumptions and demonstrating high prediction precision and accuracy. The REA equation included FBW and DMI as predictor variables, but had low variability and moderate precision, resulting in a model with low prediction accuracy (R 2 =<0.5). It can be concluded that EBW, HCW and CCW can be predicted using equations developed according to zootechnical indices, particularly using FBW as the prediction parameter. RESUMEN El objetivo de este estudio fue desarrollar ecuaciones para predecir el peso corporal vacío y las características de la canal de importancia económica utilizando índices de producción en ovejas terminadas en confinamiento. Se emplearon un total de 258 corderos Dorper × Santa Inês, sometidos a un seguimiento productivo durante un período experimental de 32 días antes del sacrificio. Se analizaron el peso inicial y final (PI, PF), la ganancia diaria de peso (GDP) y la ganancia total de peso (GTP), el consumo de materia seca (CMS), la eficiencia alimenticia (EA), el peso corporal vacío (PCV), los pesos de canal caliente y fría (PCC, PCF) y el área del músculo Longissimus dorsi (AML). Se realizaron análisis estadísticos descriptivos y correlaciones de Pearson para todas las variables, mientras que las ecuaciones se desarrollaron mediante regresión lineal múltiple. Con la excepción de la EA, todas las variables se correlacionaron positivamente (p<0,01; 0,45≤r≤0,92) con el PCV, PCC y PCF. El AML se correlacionó (p<0,01; 0,34≤r≤0,37) únicamente con el PI y el PF. Las ecuaciones seleccionadas para PCV, PCC y PCF incluyeron únicamente el PF como variable predictora (R²≥0,91). Los valores predichos coincidieron entre el 90 y el 98 % en los diferentes modelos, mientras que los residuos se distribuyeron alrededor de 0, confirmando los supuestos de la regresión y demostrando alta precisión y exactitud en la predicción. La ecuación del AML incluyó PF y CMS como variables predictoras, pero presentó baja variabilidad y precisión moderada, resultando en un modelo con baja exactitud predictiva (R²≤0,5). Se puede concluir que el PCV, PCC y PCF pueden predecirse mediante ecuaciones desarrolladas a partir de índices zootécnicos, especialmente utilizando el PF como parámetro de predicción. Palabras clave: Predicción de modelos de canales; corderos; faena; peso corporal vacío; producción animal; carne.
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