Qualitative characteristics of crossbreed kid goat meat of domestic Balkan White and Saanen breed
Investigations into the qualitative characteristics of kid goat meat were done on the meat of 44 crossbred kid goats of domestic Balkan White and Saanen goat at the age of 3–4 and 6–7 months. The results showed that the highest average percentage of water contained the meat of a male kid goat at the age of 6–7 months (76.45 %), while the lowest was in the meat of a male kid goat at the age of 3–4 months (70.73 %). The highest content of proteins was found in the meat of a male kid goat at the age of 6–7 months (21.28 %), while the lowest was in the meat of a female kid goat in younger investigated groups (19.14 %). The highest content of fats was in the meat of a female kid goat at the age of 3–4 months (5.53 %), while the lowest was in the meat of a male kid goat in the younger investigated group (1.21 %). Quantity of mineral matters in both age and sex groups ranged from 1.06 to 1.17 %. Due to its physical-chemical values, kid goat meat from both age and sex groups is considered a very valuable product in human nutrition.