Some traits of kid meat deriving from autochthonous Balkan goat breed.

Investigations were carried out within the program of protection of genetic resources of autochthonous goat breeds - Balkan breeds. Trial was realized on private farms - goat breeders on the territory of Svrljig region, on 12 male kids of average age of 63 days and average body mass prior to slaughtering of 10.542 kg. Objective of the investigation was to determine the meat yield (dressing percentage), share of byproducts of slaughtering in body mass prior to slaughtering and mass of cooled carcass, commercial value of the carcass (by evaluation of conformation, covering of carcass and kidneys with fat tissue, colour of meat and tallow). Results of the investigation indicate that kids of Balkan goat in stated age realize average body mass of 10.542 kg and dressing percentage of warm carcass with head and giblets of 58,89%, which is high value and within values of dressing percentage realized by purebred kids of the approximately same age. Commercial value of the carcass established based on conformation evaluation (favourable), covering of carcass and kidneys with fat tissue (medium), colour of meat and tallow ( very favourable) was food and within values realized by kids of other pure breeds. Muscle, fat and binding tissue (meat in specific sense) makes 2/3, whereas bones make 1/3 of the mass of three rib cut, which is also very favourable.