The objective of this research was to evaluate weights and percentages of some organs in relation to live weight at slaughter (LWS), empty body weight (EBW) and total organs production (TOP) of intact 1/2 Ile de France 1/2 Polwarth male lambs. The lambs were finished in feedlot and fed diets with roughage:concentrate ratios of 50:50 and 30:70 and slaughtered at 30 or 34 kg. Tongue, lungs with trachea, heart, liver, pancreas, thymus, thyroid, adrenal, kidneys, testicles, spleen, diaphragm, bladder, penis and accessory glands were measured. Differences among treatments on the percentages in relation to LWS of the following organs: tongue, heart, lungs with trachea, diaphragm, pancreas, thyroid, spleen and accessory glands were observed. In relation to EBW, differences on the percentages of tongue, lungs with trachea, liver, pancreas, spleen and accessory glands were observed. Percentages in relation to TOP of lungs with trachea, liver, pancreas, thyroid, spleen and accessory glands also showed differences among treatments. Pancreas was the only organ that was affected by the diets with different roughage:concentrate ratios, when expressed as a percentage of LWS, EBW or TOP. Interactions between roughage:concentrate ratio and slaughter weight for lungs with trachea, liver, pancreas, thyroid and accessory glands were observed.
carcass; feedlot; offal; sheep
