THE INFLUENCE OF GENOTYPE OF RAMS ON THE QUALITATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF MEAT
The article presents the results of the qualitative assessment of meat of crossbred rams. The analysis of the data shows that crossbred rams of 2, 3 and 4 groups increased the absolute mass of muscle tissue compared with purebred 12.3; of 18.2 and 25.6%, respectively. Fine-wooled rams were superior in the relative content of bone in carcasses of crossbred 1.1-4.2 percent. Output of pulp for 1 kg of bones had the advantage of crossbred rams 2, 3 and 4 groups compared with purebred 0.12; 0.24 percent and 0.44 kg respectively. The analysis of the data shows that in carcasses of young animals of all the groups the greatest specific weight took cuts of the 1st sort. Nevertheless, the valuable parts to carcass weight balance was higher in the carcasses of the crossbred calves. So, rams 2, 3 and 4 groups, this advantage was 1.9; 4.5 and 4.7%, respectively. Thus, the analysis of a complex of indicators characterizing the quality of meat rams of different genotypes revealed that the superiority for the studied indices took place for two - and three-bred animals. These options of both simple and complex industrial crossing are promising and can be implemented and used in the farms of Merino and crossbred sheep