Influence of Sex on the Physical-chemical Characteristics of Abdominal Chicken Fat

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to determine if sex influenced abdominal fat yield, chemical composition, pH, color, fatty acid profile, and stability (by Differential Scanning Calorimetry - DSC) of Cobb chickens. Abdominal fat yields of 1.86 and 1.49% were obtained for females and males, respect...

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Main Authors: SD Marx, JM Soares, RC Prestes, E Schnitzler, CS Oliveira, IM Demiate, GT Backes, J Steffens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas
Series:Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2016000200269&lng=en&tlng=en