Ghost
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It is possible I will be getting another guinea pig for eating in the next week or two. One thing I noticed when butchering my first GP is that they seem full of guts. Even handling a dead GP used as a feeder they feel so floppy and not meaty like a freash killed rabbit. All this leads me to believe that GPs of European decent have rather poor dressout percentages compared to even a non-meat type rabbit. I'm guessing the fact that GPs can survive on lower calorie feed means they have a relatively longer GI track for absorbing nutrients.
It would be cool to see how good a landrace Andean GP would dressout too. Does anyone here here (Akane, Bgov) have any idea what a normal dressout ratio for guinea pigs is. The type of dressout would definitely make a difference. Western skin-off dress would be head, feet, organs and skin removed. Western skin-on dress would be scaled carcass to remove fur and then head, feet and organs removed. Traditional dress would be would be scaled carcass to remove fur then organs removed, head and feet left on.
It would be cool to see how good a landrace Andean GP would dressout too. Does anyone here here (Akane, Bgov) have any idea what a normal dressout ratio for guinea pigs is. The type of dressout would definitely make a difference. Western skin-off dress would be head, feet, organs and skin removed. Western skin-on dress would be scaled carcass to remove fur and then head, feet and organs removed. Traditional dress would be would be scaled carcass to remove fur then organs removed, head and feet left on.