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THE EFFECT OF PRESLAUGHTER DIETARY ELECTROLYTE TREATMENT ON CARCASS YIELD AND TURKEY MEAT QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS.

Author(s) : BABJI A. S., FRONING G. W., NGOKA D. A.

Type of article: Article

Summary

120 HEN TURKEYS AT 21 WEEKS OF AGE WERE EQUALLY RANDOMIZED INTO THE FOLLOWING FOUR ELECTROLYTE TREATMENTS GIVEN 3 DAYS PRIOR TO SLAUGHTER: 1) CONTROL GROUP ; 2) ELECTROLYTE AT .05% ; 3) .10% ; AND 4) .15% IN DRINKING WATER. THE BIRDS WERE PROCESSED, CHILLED IN AN UNAGITATED ICE SLUSH FOR 24 HR, PACKAGED, AND FROZEN AT 253 K (-20 DEG C). RESULTS INDICATED THAT ELECTROLYTE ADMINISTRATION UP TO .10% SEEMED TO IMPROVE WEIGHT GAIN BUT DID NOT SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT THE POST MORTEM MEAT QUALITY. NO DIFFERENCES WERE OBSERVED IN THE PROXIMATE AND MINERAL COMPOSITION OF THE MUSCLE TISSUE.

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  • Original title: THE EFFECT OF PRESLAUGHTER DIETARY ELECTROLYTE TREATMENT ON CARCASS YIELD AND TURKEY MEAT QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS.
  • Record ID : 1983-1395
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Br. Poult. Sci. - vol. 61 - n. 10
  • Publication date: 1982/10
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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