PMID- 7877935
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19950403
LR  - 20200313
IS  - 0032-5791 (Print)
IS  - 0032-5791 (Linking)
VI  - 73
IP  - 12
DP  - 1994 Dec
TI  - Carcass composition and yield of 1991 vs 1957 broilers when fed "typical" 1957 
      and 1991 broiler diets.
PG  - 1795-804
AB  - Whole carcass yield and the yield of parts (i.e., wings, saddle and legs, 
      Pectoralis major, Pectoralis minor, breast skin, rack, abdominal fat pad, heart, 
      and lungs), as well as whole carcass analysis for fat, moisture, and ash, were 
      measured in the 1957 Athens-Canadian Randombred Control (ACRBC) and in the 1991 
      Arbor Acres (AA) feather-sexable strain, when fed "typical" 1957 and 1991 diets. 
      Using the average of both sexes, the carcass weights of the 1991 birds on the 
      1991 diets were 4.4, 3.9, and 3.5 times heavier than those from the 1957 ACRBC on 
      the 1957 diet at 43, 71, and 84 d of age, respectively. Birds fed the 1991 diets 
      had significantly heavier carcass weights than those fed the 1957 diets. Hot 
      carcass yield of the AA broiler (mean of both sexes) was approximately 6 to 7% 
      higher at the same age than for the ACRBC. Water uptake in the carcass (following 
      a 60-min immersion in ice water) was approximately 2 to 2.5% higher in the ACRBC 
      than in the AA broiler. Yield of saddle and legs as a percentage of live BW was 
      about 4% higher in the AA than in the ACRBC. Dietary regimen did not affect the 
      yield of saddle and legs. Males had 2 to 3% more saddle and legs than the 
      females. The yield of total breast meat for the AA was approximately 3% higher 
      (mean = 16.9%) than for the ACRBC over both sexes and all ages. Breast yield on 
      the 1991 diets was approximately 1.2% higher for the AA than for the ACRBC. 
      Females had slightly higher breast yield (1%) than males. The AA broiler had 
      consistently heavier fat pads and higher percentage carcass fat at the same age 
      and on the same diet than did the ACRBC. The percentage carcass fat was 
      significantly higher on the 1991 vs the 1957 diet and in females vs males. The 
      male-female difference in percentage carcass fat increased with age. Heart and 
      lung size as a percentage of live BW were lower in the AA than in the ACRBC.
FAU - Havenstein, G B
AU  - Havenstein GB
AD  - Department of Poultry Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 
      27695-7608.
FAU - Ferket, P R
AU  - Ferket PR
FAU - Scheideler, S E
AU  - Scheideler SE
FAU - Rives, D V
AU  - Rives DV
LA  - eng
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PT  - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
PL  - England
TA  - Poult Sci
JT  - Poultry science
JID - 0401150
SB  - IM
MH  - *Animal Feed
MH  - *Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
MH  - Animals
MH  - Body Composition/*genetics
MH  - Breeding/*methods
MH  - Chickens/*physiology
MH  - Female
MH  - Male
EDAT- 1994/12/01 00:00
MHDA- 1994/12/01 00:01
CRDT- 1994/12/01 00:00
PHST- 1994/12/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1994/12/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1994/12/01 00:00 [entrez]
AID - S0032-5791(19)52125-3 [pii]
AID - 10.3382/ps.0731795 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Poult Sci. 1994 Dec;73(12):1795-804. doi: 10.3382/ps.0731795.