Effects of fattening length, feather colour and sex on some traits in native Turkish geese. II. Carcass traits

Saatcı M., Tilki M., Kaya I., Kirmizibayrak T.

ARCHIV FUR GEFLUGELKUNDE, cilt.73, sa.1, ss.61-66, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 73 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Dergi Adı: ARCHIV FUR GEFLUGELKUNDE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.61-66
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Native Turkish geese, fattening length, sex, feather colour, carcass traits, BROILER GEESE, FINISHER DIET, AGE, SLAUGHTER, WEIGHT, GROWTH, BREED, LIVE
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The study was conducted to define slaughter yield and carcass composition of native Turkish geese which were fattened under intensive condition. The study was also intended to determine the effects of fattening length, sex and feather colour on the investigated traits. For these aims, in total 145 native Turkish geese at the age of 10 and 12 weeks were slaughtered and carcass characteristics were determined.