Vol. 11, Special Issue 9 (2022)

Author(s):
P Thirunavukkarasu, P Shamsudeen, G Raj Manohar, N Murali and D Anandha Prakash Singh

Abstract:
Cut-up parts of carcass of the Native chicken variety maintained at College of Poultry Production and Management, Hosur were studied at Poultry Farm Complex (PFC), Veterinary College and Research Institute (VC&RI), Namakkal during the period between April 2020 and April 2021. The cut up parts of carcass like neck, breast, wing, back and drumstick muscle weight and percentages of individual organ with relative to the pre slaughter body weight basis. Each of 25 male and 25 females were taken for slaughter study at 16 weeks of age and parameters are calculated and interpreted as in the broiler chicken.