Effects of Slaughter Age on Muscle Characteristics and Meat Quality Traits of Da-Heng Meat Type Birds

Due to the increasing demand for producing chickens with high meat quality, there is a need to determine its mode of action on chicken meat quality traits across a wider age spectrum. In this study, five groups of 200 male Da-Heng meat type birds were reared until slaughter age of 60, 90, 120, 150,...

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Main Authors: Jingjing Li, Chaowu Yang, Han Peng, Huadong Yin, Yan Wang, Yaodong Hu, Chunlin Yu, Xiaosong Jiang, Huarui Du, Qingyun Li, Yiping Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-12-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/1/69