Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Uluslararası Mühendislik Teknolojileri ve Uygulamalı Bilimler Dergisi

Yazarlar: Günnur PEŞMEN, Ahmet YÖNETKEN

Konular:Mühendislik

Anahtar Kelimeler:Geese,Slaughter characteristics,Carcass characteristics

Özet: In this study, the effect of sex and age on carcass characteristics of geese reared in Afyonkarahisar province was determined. 12 male and 12 female geese of 8-9 months old, 19-20 months old and all age groups were slaughter and carcass characteristics were determined. The live weight of pre-slaughtered male and female geese were 8-9 months old and 19-20 months old, respectively; 4.08 ± 0.49 kg and 4.49 ± 0.56 kg, 4.57 ± 0.25 kg and 4.00 ± 0.64 kg; hot carcass weight, 2.59 ± 0.38 kg and 2.82 ± 0.38 kg, 2.93 ± 0.2 kg and 2.48 ± 0.41 kg; cold carcass weight was determined as 2.51 ± 0.4 kg and 2.81 ± 0.35 kg, 2.86 ± 0.26 kg and 2.46 ± 0.42 kg. There was a significant difference between the age groups in terms of live weight, abdominal fat, cold carcass, neck, wing, back weight (p <0.01, p <0.05). There was a significant difference between the sex groups in the mean of body weight, head, hot carcass, cold carcass, neck, chest and back weight (p <0.01, p <0.05). The obtained data showed that local geese in the region may be suitable for fattening in terms of slaughter and carcass characteristics. The aim of this study is to contribute to a limited number of scientific studies in this field in order to make goose meat a preferable source of protein among consumers. 

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