ISSN 2375-0863
African Journal of Poultry Farming ISSN 2375-0863 Vol. 11 (1), pp. 001-005, January, 2024. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Enhancing poultry carcass evaluation: The role of modified skin slice and subcutaneous fat in predicting lean meat and fat content
Roman Bochno , Daria Murawska* and Danuta Michalik
Department of Commodity Science and Animal Improvement, Faculty of Animal Bioengineering,
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 5, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland. *Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected], Tel: (+48) 895234128.
Accepted 12 November, 2023
Abstract
A method for obtaining a modified skin slice with subcutaneous fat in different poultry species, including chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys, was proposed in the study. The weight of the modified skin slice was highly correlated with the total content of subcutaneous and intermuscular fat, including skin, in the carcass. Carcass weight without the modified slice was found to be a good indicator of total lean meat content. The derived simple regression equations for predicting the content of lean meat and fat with skin in the carcass, with the above traits as independent variables, were characterized by very small standard errors of the estimate.
Key words: Skin slice, poultry, carcass, fatness, prediction.