دراسة التركيب الكيمياوي للحوم الاغنام، الماعز والابقار المحلية خلال موسمي الصيف والشتاء في ثلاث مناطق في محافظة كركوك

Abstract

This study was conducted to study the chemical composition of three kinds of animals (sheep, goats and cows) from three regions of Kirkuk Governorate. The samples were collected for three types of animals (sheep, goats and cows) from three districts of Kirkuk governorate (Daqouq district, Kirkuk city center and Dibas district) and during the two winter seasons (January and February) And the summer of July and August). Samples were collected from lambs with ages (6-8 months), goats (6-9 months), calves (16-18 months), and three replicates per animal were randomly selected. After the preparation of the samples, the chemical tests were carried out directly while the rest of the samples were stored in frozen at -18 ° C until the chemical analysis. The results of the chemical analysis of the meat showed the leg and round muscles in the sheep, goats and cows: the highest moisture and protein percentage recorded in winter and lowest recorded in summer, while the highest fat and ash percentage recorded in summer and lowest recorded in winter , also the position effect significantly in chemical composition of the leg and round muscles of the study animals.