THE PHILIPPINE WATER BUFFALO
THE PHILIPPINE WATER BUFFALO
THE PHILIPPINE WATER BUFFALO
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BREEDING AND GENETICS<br />
B-1<br />
CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS OF <strong>PHILIPPINE</strong><br />
CARABAO (Bubalus bubalis Linn) AND ITS<br />
CROSSBREDS<br />
O. D. Abanto, Assistant Professor, IAS-CA, UPLB<br />
P. I. Ibarra, Retired Professor, IAS-CA, UPLB<br />
N. P. Roxas, Professor, IAS-CA<br />
E. I. Dizon, Associate Professor, IFS-CA, UPLB<br />
A. S. Sarabia, Supervising Science Research Specialist, PCC-UPLB, DA<br />
A. N. del Barrio, Center Director, PCC-UPLB, DA<br />
R. M. Lapitan, Supervising Science Research Specialist, PCC-UPLB, DA<br />
Slaughter and carcass yields of the Philippine carabao (PC),<br />
Philippine carabao x Murrah F1 (PMF1) and F2 (PMF2)<br />
and Philippine carabao x Nili Ravi F1 (PRF1) were<br />
investigated. A total of 37 water buffaloes, 25-132 mos old,<br />
weighing 278-672 kg, slaughtered and fabricated into standard<br />
wholesale and retail cuts. The yield of each by-product and<br />
wholesale cuts were determined and correlated to the live<br />
weight and age of water buffaloes. The economic value of<br />
the slaughter and carcass yield of each breedtype was<br />
determined. Among the breedtypes, PMF1 had the highest<br />
average live weight of 480.50 kg while the PC had the<br />
lowest with 343.18 kg. PMF1 had heavier hot carcass<br />
(249.54 kg) and chilled carcass (242.96 kg) than other<br />
breedtypes. The carcass of PMF1 had the highest percent<br />
lean, lowest percent fat and highest chilled carcass weight.<br />
The percent lean in the carcass increased (r=0.554) while<br />
the percent fat decreased (r=-0.444) as the animals get<br />
heavier. The percent fat in the carcass tended to increase<br />
(r=0.388) as the water buffaloes get older. PMF1 had the<br />
highest estimated sale of Php18,644.89 per head, while PC<br />
had the lowest with Php12,586.45. PMF1 had the highest<br />
estimated sale per kg live weight of Php38.00 while PRF1<br />
had the lowest with Php36.52. The results of the study<br />
suggest that Philippine carabao x Murrah crossbreds can<br />
give higher monetary value to the farmer from slaughter and<br />
carcass yields, with almost the same meat quality as the<br />
Philippine carabao. The crossbreds have genetic potential<br />
to grow faster than Philippine carabaos; thus, they can<br />
reach optimum slaughter weight at a much shorter time or at<br />
a younger age with a relatively tender meat and less amount<br />
of trimmable fats.<br />
Keywords: buffalo, carcass, economic value<br />
*Philippine Journal of Veterinary Animal Science, 26(1):81-95.<br />
B-2<br />
<strong>THE</strong> RELATIONSHIP OF TESTICULAR AND<br />
SEMINAL VESICLE CHARACTERISTICS WITH<br />
46<br />
ABSTRACT OF RESEARCHES ON<br />
<strong>THE</strong> <strong>PHILIPPINE</strong> <strong>WATER</strong> <strong>BUFFALO</strong><br />
BODY WEIGHT AND AGE IN <strong>PHILIPPINE</strong><br />
CARABAO BULLS*<br />
A. M. A. Al-Maraashi, M. S. Student, DAS-CA, UPLB<br />
B. A. Parker, Professor, DAS-CA, UPLB<br />
Data were obtained from two hundred four native Philippine<br />
carabao bulls slaughtered at the Purefoods, Inc.<br />
slaughterhouse. The data were grouped according to ages,<br />
body weights and scrotal circumferences. Age of carabao<br />
bulls ranging from 2015 years was grouped into one and<br />
two years class intervals. The body weight ranging from<br />
231.8 to 547.0 kg and were grouped into 40 kg class<br />
intervals. Likewise, scrotal circumference (20 to 28 cm)<br />
was grouped into one cm class intervals. The classes<br />
were resorted to due to difference in the environmental<br />
factors and sources of animals. Age relationship with<br />
testicular measurements (weight, volume, length and width),<br />
seminal vesicle measurements (weight and volume) and<br />
scrotal circumference were quadratic and the shape of the<br />
graphs curvilinear. The curvilinear correlation coefficients<br />
were high, 0.967, 0.968, 0.939 and 0.932, respectively for<br />
average testicular weight, volume, length, width, for age<br />
and scrotal circumference (R) was 0.979; among age and<br />
seminal vesicle weight and volume (R) more 0.975 and<br />
0.974, respectively. All curvilinear correlations were lightly<br />
significant (P< 0.0001). The difference between right and<br />
left testes and seminal vesicle based on age classes were<br />
however not significant. The curvilinear regression equation<br />
values for estimating scrotal circumference and right, left,<br />
average and total testicular weight volume, length, width,<br />
seminal vesicle weight and volume measurements, all as<br />
dependent variables, based on age classes as independent<br />
variables were tabulated. All the parameters of regression<br />
equation values were highly significant (P
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