Carcass yield of local and imported pigeon squabs Malaysia

Engku Azahan E.A., . Carcass yield of local and imported pigeon squabs Malaysia. pp. 33-35. ISSN 1394-3227

Squabs from two varieties of pigeons the local and the European King were evaluated for carcass yield at the slaughter age of 4 weeks. In obsolute term the King pigeon squab was superior to that of the local birds; it had significantly heavier body weight defeathered weight and dressed weight than the local pigeon squabs (all P0.01). As percentages of live weight however differences between the two varieties for defeathered and dressed weights were small and not significant. The King pigeon squab yielded more meat in relation to bone than the local squab registering a mean meat-to-bone ratio of 2.68:1 as compared to the mean figure of 2.13:1 for the local variety (P0.01). Both varieties had low abdominal fat contents of between 0.4-0.5 percent of body weight the difference between varieties being non-significant

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Squabs from two varieties of pigeons the local and the European King were evaluated for carcass yield at the slaughter age of 4 weeks. In obsolute term the King pigeon squab was superior to that of the local birds; it had significantly heavier body weight defeathered weight and dressed weight than the local pigeon squabs (all P0.01). As percentages of live weight however differences between the two varieties for defeathered and dressed weights were small and not significant. The King pigeon squab yielded more meat in relation to bone than the local squab registering a mean meat-to-bone ratio of 2.68:1 as compared to the mean figure of 2.13:1 for the local variety (P0.01). Both varieties had low abdominal fat contents of between 0.4-0.5 percent of body weight the difference between varieties being non-significant

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Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Summary (En)
AGROVOC Term:	PALOMA
AGROVOC Term:	SACRIFICIO
AGROVOC Term:	CANAL ANIMAL
AGROVOC Term:	PESO DE LA CANAL
AGROVOC Term:	RENDIMIENTO CARNICO
AGROVOC Term:	FACTORES DE LOCALIZACION
AGROVOC Term:	MALASIA
Depositing User:	Ms. Norfaezah Khomsan
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 05:51
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17185

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