Abstract:
This study was carried out to determine the effect of different feed and water withdrawl times prior to slaughtering on organ weights and their relative ratios. Before slaughtering at the ages of 5,6 and 7-w, broiler chicks were divided into 6 treatment groups (8h feed withdrawl (FW), 8h FW +4h water withdrawl (WW), 12 h FW+4 h WW, 16 h Fw, 16 h FW+4 h WW) and one control group and not subjected to withdrawls. As parameters, weight of edible (heart, liver, gizzard and abdominal fat) and inedible organ (head, feet, blood, feather and intestine) weights with their relative ratios were determined. Treatments (feed and water deprivations) significantly affected the edible organs heart rate, liver rate and gizzard rate without affecting abdominal fat rate (P
Page(s):
391-395
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: International Journal of Biology and Biotechnology, Volume: 1, Issue: 3, Year: 2004