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Table 4 Carcass characteristics of lambs slaughtered at the end of the experiment (mean ± s.d. (least square means)).

From: Comparison of Worm Control Strategies in Grazing Sheep in Denmark

Group

n

Carcass weight (kg)

Conformation (0–10)

Fatness (1–5)

Market value (DKK)

TS

7a

19.4 ± 2.4 (19.0)

6.1 ± 1.5 (5.8)

2.9 ± 0.4 (2.8)

329 ± 83 (304)

TM

8

18.4 ± 2.9 (18.6)

4.5 ± 1.4 (4.5)

2.6 ± 0.5 (2.6)

266 ± 113 (266)

US

8

15.8 ± 2.0 (15.4)

5.0 ± 0.8 (4.6)

2.5 ± 0.5 (2.4)

237 ± 60 (207)

UM

7a

16.7 ± 1.8 (17.0)

4.0 ± 1.4 (4.1)

2.0 ± 0.6 (2.0)

203 ± 81 (212)

  1. a) one lamb excluded due to ill thrift from turn-out, probably mismothering