Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Archiv fur Geflugelkunde, cilt.73, sa.1, ss.61-66, 2009 (SCI-Expanded)
The study was conducted to define slaughter yield and carcass composition of native Turkish geese which were fattened under intensive condition. The study was also intended to determine the effects of fattening length, sex and feather colour on the investigated traits. For these aims, in total 145 native Turkish geese at the age of 10 and 12 weeks were slaughtered and carcass characteristics were determined. Feather colour affected significantly weights of carcass, head, foot, gizzard, wing, leg and internal fats (P < 0.05). In generall, yellow and black geese were heavier while Piebalds were the lightest ones. Whereas, liver and gizzard percentage were higher in 10 weeks old geese, breast, back and total internal fat percentages were higher in 12 weeks old ones. Native Turkish geese did not provide any note-worthy advantages for the yields of carcass parts after 10 weeks. Breast was the only valuable part which increased until 12 weeks. Therefore, it can be recommended that birds kept under intensive conditions should be slaughtered in tenth week or should be allowed to pasture feeding in 9th-10th weeks to reduce fattening expenses. © Verlag Eugen Ulmer.