Article
Evaluation of meat quality from 3 turkey genotypes reared with or without outdoor access.
Poultry science - 1 Jun 2011
Sarica M, Ocak N, Turhan S, Kop C, Yamak U S
Abstract excerpt
To evaluate color [lightness (L*), redness (a*), and yellowness (b*)], water-holding capacity (WHC), and pH values, and for proximate analysis of breast and thigh meats from slow-growing (Bronze; B), fast-growing (Hybrid; H), and medium-growing (crosses; H × B) turkey genotypes raised with or without outdoor access, 36 turkeys (2 females and 2 males from each replicate) per housing system or 12, 16, and 8 turkeys...
Topics
- Aging
- Animal Husbandry
- Animals
- Female
- Genotype
- Housing, Animal
- Male
- Meat
- Sex Characteristics
- Turkeys