Effects of Different Grazing Types of Hilly Pasture on Growth and Meat Quality in Organic Korean Black Goats

산지초지를 이용한 방목유형별이 유기흑염소의 발육과 육질에 미치는 영향

  • Published : 2008.09.30

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the effects of different types of hilly pasture grazing on growth and meat quality in organic Korean black goats, and to obtain basic data for the production of organic goats. A total of 40 goats with similar age and BW were equally allocated to four dietary treatments in a randomized complete block design. Dietary treatments included grazing types of four different hilly pastures; T1: forages types, T2: organic forages types, T3: native plants types, and T4: browse types, respectively. The trial lasted for 174 days from 15th of May to 5th of November, 2007 in Livestock Genetic Resources Experiment Station, National Institute of Animal Sciences. At the end of trial, all animals were slaughtered to analyze carcass characteristics and meat quality. Average daily gain was significantly (p<0.05) higher for T1 treatments than for others. Dressing percentage was significantly (p<0.05) higher for T1 and T2 than for T3 and T4 treatments. Meat percentage of T1 treatments was significantly (p<0.05) higher than those of other treatments. For meat properties, crude fat content was highest in T3 treatments. Linoleate (18:2n6) and linolenate (18:3n3) contents tended to be higher in T1 than those of other treatments, while arachidonate (20:4n6) content tended to be higher in T3 and T4 than that of other treatments. Shear force was lower (p<0.05) for T3 than other treatments. For sensory results, juiciness and tenderness tended to be greater (p<0.05) in T2 and T3, and flavour tended to be greater (p<0.05) in T3 and T4. The results indicated that grazing in hilly pastures for organic Korean black goats was somewhat less in their performances and carcass characteristics, but not behind in the meat quality and physical characteristics as compared with the conventional regimen. Therefore, it would be expected that goats grazing in hilly pastures made it possible to produce organic animal products with a high safety and also might lead to increase of breeders income and consumers satisfaction.

본 연구는 유기흑염소 생산에 기초적인 자료를 얻고자 유형이 다른 산지초지에 방목하여 흑염소의 발육과 육질에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 공시축은 흑염소 40두를 4처리구 (개량목초구, 유기목초구, 산야초구, 수엽류구)로 나누어 처리구당 10두씩 공시하여 2007년 5월 15일부터 2007년 11월 5일까지 174일간 농촌진흥청 축산과학원 가축유전자원시험장 방목지에서 수행하였다. 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 일당증체량은 개량목초구가 다른 시험구 보다 유의하게 높았다(p<0.05). 도체율은 개량목초구와 유기목초구가 산야초구와 수엽류구 보다 유의하게 높게 나타났다(p<0.05). 정육율은 개량목초구가 유의하게 높게 나타났다(p<0.05). 흑염소 고기의 조지방은 산야초구가 높은 경향이었다. 고기의 리놀레산과 리놀렌산은 개량목초구 보다 유기목초구, 산야초 및 수엽류구가 높은 경향이었으며, 아라키돈산은 산야초와 수엽류구가 다른 시험구 보다 높은 경향으로 나타났다. 전단력은 산야초구가 낮은 경향이었으며, 관능검사 결과 중 다즙성과 연도는 유기목초구와 산야초구가, 풍미는 산야초구와 수엽류구가 우수한 경향으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과를 종합해 보면, 산지에 방목 사육된 유기흑염소는 관행구에 비해 다소 생산성과 도체특성은 낮으나 육질 및 물리적 특성이 뒤떨어지지 않은 것으로 나타나, 안전성 높은 유기축산물 생산으로 농가소득 증대 뿐 만이 아니라 소비자 요구충족에도 가능성이 높은 것으로 기대된다.

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