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http://dx.doi.org/10.5851/kosfa.2015.35.6.715

Effects of Beak Trimming, Stocking Density and Sex on Carcass Yield, Carcass Components, Plasma Glucose and Triglyceride Levels in Large White Turkeys  

Sengul, Turgay (Animal Science Department, Agricultural Faculty, Bingöl University)
Inci, Hakan (Animal Science Department, Agricultural Faculty, Bingöl University)
Sengul, Ahmet Y. (Animal Science Department, Agricultural Faculty, Bingöl University)
Sogut, Bunyamin (Animal Science Department, Agricultural Faculty, Bingöl University)
Kiraz, Selahattin (Animal Science and Nutrition Department, Agricultural Faculty, Harran University)
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Food Science of Animal Resources / v.35, no.6, 2015 , pp. 715-720 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to determine the effects of beak trimming, stocking density (D) and sex (S) on live weight (LW), carcass yield and its component, and plasma glucose (PG) and triglyceride levels in Large White turkeys. To accomplish this aims, totally 288 d old large white turkey chicks (144 in each sex) were used. Beaks of 77 male and female poults were trimmed when 8 d old with an electrical beak trimmer. The birds were fed by commercial turkey rasion. Experiment was designed as 2 × 2 × 2 factorial arrangement with 3 replications in each group. Beak trimming and stocking density did not affect live weight, carcass composition and its components. The higher LW and carcass weight observed in trimmed groups. As expected, male birds are heavier than female, and carcass percentage (CP) would be adverse. However, in this study, CP of male was higher in trimmed, in 0.25 m2/bird. (D) × sex (S) interaction had an effect on both CP and thigh weights (p<0.05). Significantly D × S was observed in LW, CP and PG. The weight of carcass and its some components were higher in male. S × D interaction had an effect on plasma glucose level (p<0.05). Triglyceride level was affected (p<0.05) by sex. Significant relationships were found between percentage of thighs (r=0.447, p<0.01) and percentage of breast (r=0.400, p<0.01). According to this study, it can be said that trimming is useful with density of 0.25 m2/bird in turkey fattening.
Keywords
turkeys; beak trimming; stocking density; sex; carcass characteristics;
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