The analysis of the slaughter traits of fattening turkeys

Abstract

Turkey meat is a widely praised commodity due to its high nutritive value. Furthermore, due to its high protein and low energy content, turkey meat is at an advantage when compared to the meat of other domestic animals which, in term, results in increased production and consumption of turkey meat. In the Republic of Serbia, turkey meat production is based on using imported fattening turkey hybrids, mainly hybrid BUT Big 6 in the recent years. This research provides a data analysis of slaughter output ratios, average yield and the quota of certain body parts and the correlative relation between the weight of the animals before the slaughtering and the ratio of certain body parts in the total output. It has been determined that male turkeys had lower ratios when compared to the female turkeys of the same age with a reduced presence of breast meat and a higher ratio of head, neck and feet. The goal of this research was to determine the slaughtering properties of the BUT Big 6 hybrid in the production conditions of the Republic of Serbia.

Ćureće meso je veoma cenjena životna namirnica velike biološke i nutritivne vrednosti. Zbog visoke proteinske i niske energetske vrednosti ćurećem mesu se, u odnosu na meso ostalih domaćih životinja, daje određena prednost, te se stoga u svetu beleže pozitivni trendovi u proizvodnji i potrošnji ćurećeg mesa. U našoj zemlji proizvodnja se zasniva na korišćenju inostranih hibridnih linija tovnih ćuraka, a poslednjih godina uglavnom je zastupljen hibrid BUT Big 6. U radu je data analiza podataka o klaničnim randmanima, prinosu i udelu pojedinih delova trupa i korelacionoj povezanosti mase grla pre klanja i udela pojedinih delova. Konstatovano je da su muška grla, u odnosu na ženska, pri istom uzrastu ostvarila manje klanične randmane, manji udeo grudi i veći udeo glave, vrata i nogu. Cilj rada je bio da se utvrde klanične osobine hibrida BUT Big 6 u našim proizvodnim uslovima.