Influencia del cruce industrial en los rendimientos productivos y la calidad de la canal de corderos de la raza ovina Segureña

Productive traits (birth weight, slaughter weight, average daily gain), carcass quality traits (conformation, fatness score, carcass and leg blockness and tissue composition) in lambs from either pure Segurena breed or crossbred with Texel were studied. Improvements in the crossbred animals were observed, both in productive traits: higher birth and slaughter weights and average daily gain, and in carcass quality: bigger conformation, lower fatness score and a higher muscle composition in contrast with a lower fat percentage. The results indicate that the crossbreeding between these two breeds could be a recommended tool to develop and use in certain farms and production conditions.