Meat and carcass traits of the red-winged tinamou (Rhynchotus rufescens)
| Autor: | FA de Queiroz, MM de Carvalho, JK Sugui, J Nunes, L Felipe, EC dos Santos, H Tonhati, MM Boiago, ME Hata, P Tholon, SA de Queiroz |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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| Zdroj: | Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science, Vol 15, Iss 2, Pp 113-118 (2013) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1806-9061 1516-635X |
| DOI: | 10.1590/S1516-635X2013000200006 |
| Popis: | Tinamou (Rhynchotus rufescens) is a native bird of the Brazilian fauna and has great potential to become a domesticated species. From this perspective, the objective of this study was to evaluate the carcass and main parts yield and to assess meat quality of that bird. Two trials, one studying stocking density and the other litter materials, lasting 60 days each, were conducted. The studied traits were evaluated in two birds/replicate/treatment. Performance was evaluated by the least square method. The results showed that bird age at slaughter significantly influenced carcass and breast yields (p |
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