Muscle distribution in farm animals: comparison between goats and other farm animals
Mtenga, L.A.;|Owen, E.;|Muhikambele, V.R.M / 1998

Eight male goats were slaughtered at 36 kg live weight (approximately two thirds of mature weight) and dissected into individual anatomic muscle. Weights of individual muscles were then grouped into 8 funtional units and compared with published data on bulls, rams and boars. These was a wide species difference in "size index" muscles. Abdominal wall index was highest in boars followed by goats, bulls and rams, the value being 108, 100,93 and 90 respectively. Goats had higher indices in four functional unts: agility, locomotion, supporting muscles and specialised functional muscles. Muscle data of goats indicated that goats are most aggresive followed by bulls, rams and pigs