Teixeira, AlfredoCadavez, VascoDelfa, RafaelTreacher, T.2012-02-272012-02-272002Teixeira, A.; Cadavez, V.; Delfa, R.; Treacher, T. (2002). Conformation and joint carcass composition of Galego Bragançano crossbred lambs by Suffolk and Merino Precoce sire breeds. In 53rd Annual Meeting of the EAAP. Cairo1382-6077http://hdl.handle.net/10198/6662A total of 15a male and female lambs were slaughtered to obtain the carcass weight range of S to 14 kg according the normal weight requirements for lamb consumption in Portugal. Following slaughter, carcasses were cooled at 6 "C for 24 h and external carcass measurements were recorded. The left side was divided into eight standardised commercial joints. During the jointing procedure using a metal ruler. a number of measurements were made on the surface of longissimus muscle at 12th-13th rib. Lambs from 8ragançano sire breed presented lower leg (P<0.01) and shoulder (P<0.01) proportion than lambs from Merino and Suffolk sire breeds.engconference object