Effect of pre-slaughter fasting time on carcass yield, blood parameters and meat quality in broilers
Xuezhuang Wu,
Yahao Zhou,
Zhentao Lu
et al.
Abstract:Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of pre-slaughter fasting time on carcass yield, meat quality, blood parameters and glucose metabolism in broilers.Methods: Four hundred and fifty Arbor Acres (AA) broilers at 42 days of age were divided into 5 groups with 6 replicates in each group and 15 chickens as one replicate. Following this period, broilers from each group were distributed among five groups according to preslaughter fasting period as 4, 8, 12, 16, or 20 h.Results: With increasin… Show more
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