CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF ADIPOSE TISSUE IN KAZAKHSKY SHAGGY FAT TAIL LAMBS
The results of studies on the chemical composition of adipose tissues in Kazakhsky shaggy, fat tail lambs are submitted in the article. The study was conducted from the viewpoint of the lambs’ age, sex and physiological condition. The objects of the study were ram lambs, wether lambs and ewe lambs aged 4, 8 and 12 months. The perirenal fat, raw fat and tail fat have been studied. It is ascertained that there was observed a common tendency that the moisture content was reduced with age both in the perirenal and tail fat, while the mass fraction of dry matter was increased. The adipose tissue in ram lams was distinguished by increased concentration of moisture and only slight increase of the proportion of extractable fat in their perirenal adipose tissue as compared with the wether rams and ewe lamb. The established differences in the rate of extractable fat accumulation in adipose tissues caused its unequal concentration in young animals of different groups.