Effect of slaughtering age in different commercial chicken genotypes reared according to the organic system: 1. Welfare, carcass and meat traits

The carcass and meat quality of three different commercial chicken genotypes reared according to the organic system and slaughtered at two different ages (70 and 81 days) were compared. The used genotypes were Naked Neck (CN1), Kabir (KR4) and Ross 308 (R). All animals were raised in the facilities...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Dal Bosco, Cecilia Mugnai, Monica Guarino Amato, Luca Piottoli, Alice Cartoni, Cesare Castellini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2014-06-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/3308