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Table 2.

Meat qualities of turkeys and the ratio of the various parts of the carcasses of experimental turkeys

Parameters Control group Experimental group
Pre-slaughter weight, g 9250±93.4 10377±112.5
Semi-gutted carcass weight, g 7952±83.3 8933±77.6**
% of pre-slaughter weight 85.97% 86.08%
Gutted carcass weight, g 7096±62.5 7970±71.2**
Slaughter yield, % 76.71% 76.80%
In that include: chest 2652±44.4 2982±45.7*
% 37,37% 37,40%
Back 1487±31.9 1666±36.1*
% 20.96% 20.9%
Thigh 1178±20.2 1322±26.7*
% 16.60% 16.59%
Leg 817±14.1 922±14.8
% 11.51% 11.57%
Wing 812±14.8 908±15.2
% 11.45% 11.39%
Neck 150±7.4 170±7.5
% 2.11% 2.13%

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