CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS OF INDIGENOUS SIRUVIDAI CHICKEN OF TAMIL NADU RAISED UNDER FARM  CONDITIONS

B. Vasanthi; R. Richard Churchil; A. V. Omprakash; S. M. K. Karthickeyan; B. Samuel Masilamoni Ronald

doi:10.56093/ijvasr.v52i1.137540

Authors

B. Vasanthi Assistant Professor, Poultry Research Station, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Madhavaram Milk Colony, Chennai – 600 051
R. Richard Churchil Professor and Head, Department of Poultry Science, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai - 7
A. V. Omprakash Professor and Head, Poultry Research Station, TANUVAS, MMC, Chennai - 600 051
S. M. K. Karthickeyan Professor, Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai -7
B. Samuel Masilamoni Ronald Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai - 7

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijvasr.v52i1.137540

Keywords:

carcass characteristics, Siruvidai, farm conditions

Abstract

The carcass characteristics of indigenous Siruvidai chicken were evaluated by sacrificing eight birds of each sex at 16 weeks of age. The results revealed that the mean pre-slaughter weight, New York dressed yield (%), eviscerated carcass yield (%) and ready to cook yield (%) in males (1006.98±10.87 g, 90.50±0.14, 65.11±0.40 and 70.83±0.42 %, respectively) were significantly (P<0.01) higher than females (825.21±5.90 g, 88.85±0.09, 62.77±0.33 and 68.41±0.34 %, respectively) and the overall mean values in the combined sex were 916.10±24.22 g, 89.67±0.23, 63.94±0.39 and 69.62±0.41 %, respectively. The mean blood loss and feather loss percentage were significantly (P<0.01) higher in females (4.28±0.05 and 6.87±0.08 %) than males (3.55±0.03 and 5.95±0.13 %) with the overall mean of 3.92±0.09 and 6.41±0.14 %, respectively. The giblets, gizzard, heart and liver yield of males (5.60±0.02, 2.33±0.01, 0.39±0.01 and 2.88±0.01 %, respectively) were significantly (P<0.05) lower than females (5.80±0.03, 2.42±0.01, 0.42±0.01 and 2.96±0.01 % respectively) with overall mean of 5.70±0.02, 2.38±0.01, 0.41±0.01and 2.92±0.01 %, respectively. The neck, back, breast, wing, thigh, drumstick yield percentage and meat-bone ratio of Siruvidai males (6.07±0.02, 22.60±0.18, 22.51±0.06, 12.16±0.21, 17.13±0.17, 15.21±0.17 % and 0.99) were significantly (P<0.01) higher than females (5.88±0.04, 19.91±0.21, 21.50±0.16, 11.53±0.18, 15.16±0.21, 13.43±0.39 % and 0.90, respectively) and the overall mean values in the combined sex were 5.98±0.03, 21.26±0.37, 22.01±0.15, 11.85±0.16, 16.15±0.28, 14.32±0.31 % and 0.95, respectively. The results of the present study provided base line information about the carcass traits of indigenous Siruvidai chicken ecotype under farm conditions.

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