Pre-slaughter fasting times for broiler chickens

ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate the effect of different pre-slaughter fasting times on live weight and meat quality of broiler chickens slaughtered at 35 and 42 days of age. Treatments consisted of four, eight, 12, and 16 hours of total fasting before slaughter. Eight birds of each sex were sl...

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Main Authors: A.F. Schneider, C.E. Gewehr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 2023-11-01
Series:Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352023000601136&lng=en&tlng=en