Table 3 Least square means for the carcass traits of goats fed graded levels of blend of 80 % canola oil and 20 % palm oil

Slaughter weight (Kg)

29.58

32.19

31.33

0.91

0.144

0.064

0.511

Empty body weight (Kg)

24.87

26.18

25.72

0.81

0.515

0.284

0.691

Hot carcass weight (kg)

13.56

14.21

13.78

0.42

0.542

0.408

0.467

Cold carcass weight (kg)

13.21

13.90

13.48

0.41

0.497

0.352

0.469

Chilling loss (%)

2.60

2.17

2.19

0.21

0.304

0.127

0.955

Dressing percentage^b

45.81

44.41

44.02

1.62

0.366

0.177

0.694

Dressing percentage^c

54.56

54.52

53.55

0.94

0.701

0.654

0.479

Back fat thickness (mm)

2.17

2.28

2.29

0.20

0.844

0.598

0.848

Rib eye area (cm²)

13.08

13.92

13.41

0.54

0.568

0.407

0.527

Saleable meat yield (%)

68.86

69.24

69.34

1.45

0.700

0.581

0.620

IMF^d

2.78

2.76

2.79

0.03

0.221

0.551

0.761

Carcass length (cm)

79.34

78.00

78.40

1.09

0.691

0.428

0.805

Internal carcass length (cm)

71.34

70.00

70.40

1.09

0.691

0.428

0.805

Carcass compactness (g/cm)

184.78

200.56

192.14

8.62

0.477

0.315

0.515

Shoulder width (cm)

45.33

46.33

45.67

0.94

0.757

0.584

0.634

Shoulder length (cm)

24.33

23.17

22.84

0.92

0.403

0.415

0.581

Shoulder compactness (g/cm)

177.97

189.47

190.89

7.20

0.617

0.569

0.511

Leg width (cm)

40.00

40.23

40.53

0.49

0.754

0.548

0.681

Leg length (cm)

46.03

46.41

46.00

0.92

0.457

0.415

0.581

Leg compactness (g/cm)

95.22

98.84

92.47

7.47

0.837

0.963

0.568

Lean (%)

68.60

69.41

69.08

0.86

0.453

0.366

0.391

Bone (%)

23.81

22.93

22.56

0.42

0.132

0.620

0.057

Subcutaneous fat (%)

2.33

2.54

2.58

0.21

0.687

0.597

0.511

Intermuscular fat (%)

4.91

5.34

5.44

0.44

0.686

0.589

0.515