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http://dx.doi.org/10.5536/KJPS.2020.47.2.69

Effects of Music Enrichment on Live Body Weight and Meat Quality Grade of Broiler Chickens  

Lee, Jae Cheong (Korea Institute for Animal Products Quality Evaluation)
Lee, Sang Hyeok (Department of Animal Science and Technology, Konkuk University)
Jo, Cheorun (Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University)
Lee, Kyung-Woo (Department of Animal Science and Technology, Konkuk University)
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Korean Journal of Poultry Science / v.47, no.2, 2020 , pp. 69-74 More about this Journal
Abstract
The current study was conducted to evaluate the effect of music enrichment on the live body weight of chickens and meat quality grade of the carcasses. Fourteen flocks at four broiler farms with identical windowless houses were provided with identical starter and finisher diets. These were either exposed to classical music or not exposed to any music from the starter to slaughter age. At 30 days posthatch, the chickens were transported from farms to a slaughterhouse. Two hundred carcasses from each flock were randomly selected for measurement of the carcass traits by the licensed meat inspectors at the slaughterhouse. The live body weights at the slaughter age were not significantly different between the two treatments. In addition, music enrichment did not affect meat freshness (i.e., torrymeter values) nor did it affect other carcass trait variables including percentage of bruises, flesh blemishes, abnormalities, and quality A grade. In conclusion, music enrichment did not affect the body weight or carcass quality of broiler chickens.
Keywords
broiler chickens; music enrichment; body weight; meat quality;
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