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.
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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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carcass
dressed weight
season
sustainable utilization
warthog
yield