Meat quality of autochthonous Sjenica Zackel sheep - Basis for sustainable production of genetic resource on the Sjenica-Pester plateau
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Becskei, ZsoltSavić, Mila
Cojkić, Aleksandar
Dimitrijević, Blagoje
Rašeta, Mladen
Kilibarda, Nataša
Vegara, Mensur
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Sjenica sheep is the largest type of autochthonous Zackel sheep reared in Serbia. It is well
adapted to harsh climatic and environmental conditions, which exist on the High Nature Value
Sjenica-Pester plateau of the mountain regions of south-west Serbia. The Sjenica sheep is
considered as vulnerable due to increasing dilution of the populations under the influence of
meliorators, such as Wurttemberg sheep. Therefore, it is necessary to undertake protective
measures, such as in vivo conservation, with special attention to advanced phenotypic
characterization of adaptive and productive breed traits, as a strategy for a rational utilization
of sheep resources. The objective of the study was to perform and evaluate the advanced
phenotypic characterization of Sjenica sheep, especially its productive potential and meat
quality traits. In this paper the evaluation of sensory characteristics (odour intensity, flavour
intensity, flavour quality and overall acceptability) and the fatty... acid composition of meat (M.
longissimus dorsi) samples of Sjenica sheep were done. The results indicated desirable sensory
characteristics of tested lamb meat, with high overall acceptability score (6.12 ).
Furthermore, favourable fatty acid composition has been found in the meat samples of Sjenica
sheep. The CLA content was at a high level (4.12 , also the n-6:n-3 ratio was desirable
(1.88 ), which can partly be explained by the influence of the traditional habitat, such as
specific floristic composition in which animals are reared.
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Zackel sheep / autochthonous / meat quality / characterizationSource:
26th international Dagene symposium, Doborna, Slovenia, 17-19 June, 2015, 2015, 65-72Funding / projects:
- Management of sustainable farming of organic lamb production as a support to rural development (RS-MESTD-Technological Development (TD or TR)-31085)
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Fakultet veterinarske medicineTY - CONF AU - Becskei, Zsolt AU - Savić, Mila AU - Cojkić, Aleksandar AU - Dimitrijević, Blagoje AU - Rašeta, Mladen AU - Kilibarda, Nataša AU - Vegara, Mensur PY - 2015 UR - https://vet-erinar.vet.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2760 AB - Sjenica sheep is the largest type of autochthonous Zackel sheep reared in Serbia. It is well adapted to harsh climatic and environmental conditions, which exist on the High Nature Value Sjenica-Pester plateau of the mountain regions of south-west Serbia. The Sjenica sheep is considered as vulnerable due to increasing dilution of the populations under the influence of meliorators, such as Wurttemberg sheep. Therefore, it is necessary to undertake protective measures, such as in vivo conservation, with special attention to advanced phenotypic characterization of adaptive and productive breed traits, as a strategy for a rational utilization of sheep resources. The objective of the study was to perform and evaluate the advanced phenotypic characterization of Sjenica sheep, especially its productive potential and meat quality traits. In this paper the evaluation of sensory characteristics (odour intensity, flavour intensity, flavour quality and overall acceptability) and the fatty acid composition of meat (M. longissimus dorsi) samples of Sjenica sheep were done. The results indicated desirable sensory characteristics of tested lamb meat, with high overall acceptability score (6.12 ). Furthermore, favourable fatty acid composition has been found in the meat samples of Sjenica sheep. The CLA content was at a high level (4.12 , also the n-6:n-3 ratio was desirable (1.88 ), which can partly be explained by the influence of the traditional habitat, such as specific floristic composition in which animals are reared. C3 - 26th international Dagene symposium, Doborna, Slovenia, 17-19 June, 2015 T1 - Meat quality of autochthonous Sjenica Zackel sheep - Basis for sustainable production of genetic resource on the Sjenica-Pester plateau SP - 65 EP - 72 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_veterinar_2760 ER -
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Becskei, Z., Savić, M., Cojkić, A., Dimitrijević, B., Rašeta, M., Kilibarda, N.,& Vegara, M.. (2015). Meat quality of autochthonous Sjenica Zackel sheep - Basis for sustainable production of genetic resource on the Sjenica-Pester plateau. in 26th international Dagene symposium, Doborna, Slovenia, 17-19 June, 2015, 65-72. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_veterinar_2760
Becskei Z, Savić M, Cojkić A, Dimitrijević B, Rašeta M, Kilibarda N, Vegara M. Meat quality of autochthonous Sjenica Zackel sheep - Basis for sustainable production of genetic resource on the Sjenica-Pester plateau. in 26th international Dagene symposium, Doborna, Slovenia, 17-19 June, 2015. 2015;:65-72. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_veterinar_2760 .
Becskei, Zsolt, Savić, Mila, Cojkić, Aleksandar, Dimitrijević, Blagoje, Rašeta, Mladen, Kilibarda, Nataša, Vegara, Mensur, "Meat quality of autochthonous Sjenica Zackel sheep - Basis for sustainable production of genetic resource on the Sjenica-Pester plateau" in 26th international Dagene symposium, Doborna, Slovenia, 17-19 June, 2015 (2015):65-72, https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_veterinar_2760 .