Vol. 7, Issue 3 (2019)
Haematological parameters, carcass characteristics and technological meat quality attributes of rajasri chicken
Author(s): Naveen Z, Naik BR and Shakila S
Abstract: A study has been designed to evaluate the hematological parameters, carcass characteristics and meat quality attributes of rajasri chicken. Irrespective of the sex, the mean (Mean ± S.E.) Hemoglobin content (g/dL) was 12.71 ± 0.51; Packed Cell Volume (%) was 44.13 ± 1.68. The White Blood Cells count was 27.22 ± 2.61 (103/μL), Red Blood Cells count was 3.21 ± 0.10 (106/μL). The Mean corpuscular volume, Mean corpuscular hemoglobin and Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration were 141.07 ± 1.84, 39.86 ± 0.74 and 28.32 ± 0.41 respectively. The platelet count (103/μL) was 65.11 ± 2.91. The study also revealed that average Lymphocytes (%) were 54.05 ± 1.92, Heterophils (%) were 36.58 ± 1.42, Basophils (%) were 3.14 ± 0.42, Monocytes (%) were 2.97 ± 0.51 and Eosinophils (%) were 3.95 ± 0.72. Significant (P<0.05) differences were found between male and female Rajasri chicken in some of the hematological parameters. The mean (Mean ± S.E.) pre-slaughter weight (g), Carcass weight (g) and dressing percentage in both sexes of Rajasri chicken were 1511.1 ± 24.17, 1093.29 ± 18.34 and 72.27 ± 0.54 respectively. Male Rajasri chicken weighed significantly (P<0.05) higher than female Rajasri chicken. The overall mean (Mean ± S.E.) Yields (%) of edible offal namely Liver, Gizzard, Heart and Giblets were 1.60 ± 0.02, 1.76 ± 0.02, 0.38 ± 0.02 and 3.73 ± 0.06 respectively. Significant (P<0.05) differences were found between male and female Rajasri chicken in yields (%) of edible offal. The Yields (%) (Mean ± S.E.) of inedible offals recorded were 2.51 ± 0.08, 5.47 ± 0.07, 2.95 ± 0.04, 2.66 ± 0.04 and 10.38 ± 0.04 for Blood, Feathers, Head, Feet and Viscera respectively. The overall mean weights (g) (Mean ± S.E.) of different cutup parts recorded in the present investigation were 80.53 ± 2.11, 141.62 ± 3.52, 282.84 ± 8.12, 249.04 ± 6.68, 175.8 ± 4.26 and 160.83 ± 3.44 respectively for Neck, Wings, Breast, Back, Thigh and Drumstick. Male Rajasri chicken weighed significantly (P<0.05) higher cutup parts than female Rajasri chicken. Quality attributes like pH, Water Holding Capacity and Proximate Composition also exhibited significant (P<0.05) variation between sexes and type of muscles.
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Naveen Z, Naik BR, Shakila S. Haematological parameters, carcass characteristics and technological meat quality attributes of rajasri chicken. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(3):2606-2612.
