Pengaruh Umur Terhadap Persentase Karkas dan Non Karkas Ternak Kerbau Jantan

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The aim of this research was to investigate carcass and non-carcass persentation of buffalo bull slaughtered in Kota Jambi Slaughter House. Sixty buffalo bulls consisted of 30 two-pair incissor bulls (I₂) and 30 four-pair incissor bulls (I₄). The data collected were body weight, carcass weight, non-carcass weight. Body weight of I₂ was 338.56 ± 18,5 kg and I₄ was 397.48 ± 45,5 kg. The carcass weight were  148.56 kg (43.89%) and 169,36 kg (43.72%) for I₂ and I₄ respectively. Non-carcass weigth were 137,40 kg (43,89%)  in I₂ and 157,19 kg ( 40,57 %) in I₄ . In conclusion, the age had no effect to carcass and non-carcass weight in buffalo bulls.