The experiment of slaughter value and quality meat was performed on Polish White goat kids aged 7 months. Goat kids with similar body weights, selected by the analogue method, were allocated to two groups: I – non castrated goat kids, II – castrated 28 days goat kids. It was found that carcasses of castrated goat kids contained more fat. Meat from non-castrated goat kids had a higher dry matter and protein content. The results of sensory analysis indicated very high eating quality of meat from both castrated and non-castrated goats. Castration of goat kids is unnecessary.

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