Naked neck - autochthonous breed of chicken in Serbia: carcass characteristics

• Published in: Biotechnology in Animal Husbandry (Serbia) Vol. 25; no. 1-2; pp. 1 - 10
• Main Authors: Pavlovski, Z., Institute for Animal Husbandry, Belgrade - Zemun (Serbia), Skrbic, Z., Institute for Animal Husbandry, Belgrade - Zemun (Serbia), Lukic, M., Institute for Animal Husbandry, Belgrade - Zemun (Serbia), Vitorovic, D., Faculty of Agriculture, Belgrade - Zemun (Serbia), Petricevic, V., Institute for Animal Husbandry, Belgrade - Zemun (Serbia)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: BODY WEIGHT; CARCASS COMPOSITION; CHICKENS; COMPOSICION DE LA CANAL; COMPOSITION DE LA CARCASSE; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_1540; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_15846; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_16168; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_4177; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_49909; LAND RACES; PESO CORPORAL; POIDS CORPOREL; POLLO; POULET; RACE INDIGENE; RAZAS INDIGENAS; SERBIA; SERBIE
• ISSN: 1450-9156; 2217-7140
• DOI: 10.2298/BAH0902001P

Objective of the research was to establish the growth of body mass and slaughter characteristics of the autochthonous chicken breed - Naked Neck of different varieties (white, black, gray) in Serbia, reared in extensive system. In the paper, the growth of body mass of chickens at the age of 8, 10, 12, and 14 weeks of fatteniing are presented, also slaughter yield, conformation measures, shares of major carcass parts and roasting loss. Average body mass varied from 1108.93 g (W), 1080.26 g (B) and 1005.00 (G). Obtained mean values of conformation measures indicated poor carcass built of chickens of both sexes and were result of strong effect of body mass of chickens. Considerable effect of variety and sex on differences between mean values for major carcass parts (breast, thighs, drumsticks, wings) was not established.