Carcass characteristics and meat quality traits of the Padovana chicken breed, a commercial line, and their cross
Carcass characteristics and meat quality traits of the Padovana chicken breed, a commercial line, and their cross
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DOI:
10.4081/ijas.2015.3848
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发表时间:
2015-01-01
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2.5
通讯作者:
Rizzi, Chiara
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作者:
Cassandro, Martino;De Marchi, Massimo;Rizzi, Chiara
The objective of this study was to compare the Padovana Camosciata local chicken breed (PC; n=59), the slow-growing line Berlanda-Gaina (BG; n=62), and their cross (BGxPC; n=57) for carcass and meat quality features. Animals were reared under the same experimental conditions and slaughtered at 3 different ages. An analysis of variance was performed on carcass and meat traits using a linear model that included fixed effects of genotype, sex, age at slaughter, and interactions between them. The PC local breed was approximately 1 kg lighter (P