Original scientific paper

COMPARISON OF SLAUGHTER VALUE IN PHARAOH QUAIL OF DIFFERENT AGES

Anna WILKANOWSKA ; University of Technology and Life Sciences, Faculty of Animal Breeding and Biology, Department of Poultry Breeding, Mazowiecka 28, 85-084 Bydgoszcz, Poland, Phone (+) 48 52 374 97 85
Darius KOKOSZYŃSKI

Abstract

The effect of age of Pharaoh quail on dressing percentage, carcass composition, and
sensory and physicochemical properties of their meat was determined. Compared to
42-day-old birds, Pharaoh quail aged 33 days had lower body weight (169.1 vs 139.4
g), carcass weight (111.7 vs 88.8 g) and dressing percentage 66.1 vs 63.7%). The
carcasses of 42-day-old birds contained more breast muscles (30.9%), leg muscles
(18.3%), skin with subcutaneous fat (6.5%) and remainders of the carcass (31.0%)
compared to birds at 33 days of age (30.8; 16.7; 6.2 and 30.0%, respectively). Older
birds showed higher values of pH15, redness (a*) and yellowness (b*) and lower
values of sensory meat properties except aroma intensity.

Keywords

quail; carcass composition; meat color; pH15 sensory properties

Hrčak ID:

70834

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/70834

Publication date:

13.7.2011.

Article data in other languages: polish

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