Studying some of quality characteristic of local and hybrid turkey meat and Comparative the effect of genotype ,Sex and Age on it
This study was conducted in the Station of Poultry Researches \ Department of Animal Research \ Ministry of Agriculture ,to investigate the effect of genotype ,sex and age on some carcass measurements of local and hybrid turkey meat. Twenty four birds of turkey were slaughter from research flock(...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Kufa
2016-10-01
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| Series: | Kufa Journal for Veterinary Medical Sciences |
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| Online Access: | https://journal.uokufa.edu.iq/index.php/kjvs/article/view/4245 |
| Summary: | This study was conducted in the Station of Poultry Researches \ Department of Animal Research \ Ministry of Agriculture ,to investigate the effect of genotype ,sex and age on some carcass measurements of local and hybrid turkey meat. Twenty four birds of turkey were slaughter from research flock(240 birds), ( 12 ) birds of local turkey males & females and ( 12 ) birds of hybrid turkey( males & females) in ages ( 43, 30 ) weeks . results showed as following :There were significant differences ( P >0.05 )increased in thigh, breast, wing ,back and neck for turkey local and hybrid male at 43 week of age compared with female, while there is no significantly differences were found in the same cuts of all treatments , Physical dissection ( lean, bone and skin) were showed a significant ( P >0.05 ) increased for local and hybrid turkey male at 43 week of age comparative with female, while there are a significant ( P >0.05 ) decreased in physical dissection ( lean, bone and skin) for turkey local male (30 week) there are no significantly differences between another treatments . Giblet weight for hybrid female(43 weeks) decreased ( P >0.05 ) compared with other treatments , and a significant ( P >0.05 ) increased in female local of abdominal fat at 43 week ,while the treatments of hybrid male in 30 week age have a decrease( P >0.05 ) on it. No significant differences between treatment for pH |
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| ISSN: | 2077-9798 2959-8478 |