The effect of a housing system in slaughter turkeys on mechanical damage to carcass and meat quality
2004
Wojcik, A. | Sowinska, J. | Iwanczuk-Czernik, K. | Mituniewicz, T. (University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn (Poland). Dept. of Animal and Environmental Hygiene)
The aim of the experiment was to find out whether the housing of Polish white broad-breasted heavy type turkeys J-22 on slatted floor (group I) and litter floor (group II) has an effect on the final body weight, body weight loss during transportation, mechanical damage to carcass and physical and chemical properties of breast meat. The turkeys were kept in controlled environment: turkey hens for 16 weeks (group I - 29 birds; group II - 30 birds) and turkey cocks for 23 weeks (group I - 21 birds; group II - 28 birds). The turkey cocks kept on the slatted floor made of metal mesh had lower final body weight (11,929 g), higher body weight losses during transportation (2.41 %) and higher number of birds with damaged carcasses (95 %) in comparison with the turkey cocks kept on the litter floor (13,307 g, 1.94 % and 54 %, respectively). Moreover, higher levels of lactic acid and larger juice area in breast meat after slaughter were found in the turkeys of both sexes kept on the slatted floor in comparison with those in litter floor. The pH1, pH2 and pH3 ranged between 6.22-6.27, 5.85-6.06 and 5.55-5.64, respectively. The production performance results indicate that the housing of heavy turkeys on slatted floor is not recommended.
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