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1 October 2011 The Influence of Season and Sex on the Carcass Yield of Common Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus)
Monlee Swanepoel, Alison J. Leslie, Louwrens C. Hoffman
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Abstract

The carcass yield and dress out percentage of the common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) was investigated as influenced by season and sex. Season did not have a significant impact on carcass weight (P = 0.64) and dress out percentages (P = 0.28) of adult warthogs (n = 46). Males (n = 21) had heavier carcasses (35.24 kg ± 2.59) than females (n = 25) (27 kg ± 0.96) (P = 0.03) and had a higher dress out percentage (57.14% ± 0.91) than females (52.14% ± 0.91) (P < 0.01). Due to the imbalance in sampled populations age was not included as a variable in the final analyses. Warthogs have a favourable carcass yield and can be utilized for commercial game meat production.

Monlee Swanepoel, Alison J. Leslie, and Louwrens C. Hoffman "The Influence of Season and Sex on the Carcass Yield of Common Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus)," South African Journal of Wildlife Research 44(2), 179-188, (1 October 2011). https://doi.org/10.3957/056.044.0211
Received: 3 October 2013; Accepted: 1 April 2014; Published: 1 October 2011
KEYWORDS
carcass
dressed weight
season
sustainable utilization
warthog
yield
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