Vol. 11, Special Issue 9 (2022)

Author(s):
Rajendra Kumar K, Chandirasekaran V, Selvaraj P, Raj Manohar G, Karthikeyan N and Muthulakshmi M

Abstract:
A study was carried out to evaluate the effect of stocking density on meat quality when the birds are transported for a short distance of 150 km. The broiler birds were transported to 150 km with the stocking density 480 and 350 sq cm. There was a significant difference (P<0.05) in the pH, between the broilers transported under different stocking density. There was significant decrease in the pH for the broilers slaughtered with rest for the broilers transported under stocking density of 480 sq.cm. The water holding capacity of the broilers decreased significantly during the transport. There was no significant difference noticed for the broilers transported with feed not withdrawn and slaughtered with rest and without rest. The cooking loss of the broilers decreased significantly during the transport.