Incubation characteristics, growth performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality of Saxonian Chicken and German Langshan bantam breeds in a free-range rearing system.

ABSTRACT:

Background/introduction

In the absence of evidence-based findings for Saxonian Chicken (SaChi) and German Langshan bantam (GLB), which are indigenous endangered German fancy chicken breeds, the objective of the present study was to characterise their growth performance and meat potential in an extensive free-range system METHODS: A total of 340 hatching eggs from SaChi and 439 eggs from GLB were provided by private breeders, from which 263 SaChi (77.3%) and 174 GLB (39.6%) hatched (p < 0.001) RESULTS: By week 20, SaChi reached body weights of 2362.3 ± 315.3 g (mean ± SD; roosters) and 1624.7 ± 158.9 g (hens), while GLB weighed 1089.7 ± 148.3 g (roosters) and 820.4 ± 89.5 g (hens). Fitting the non-linear regression of growth data to the Gompertz function estimated asymptotic body we

SUBMITTER: Freick M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9297756 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature