Analysis of Meat Quality of Yunnan Wuding chicken
Abstract：The experiments determined the physical meat indicators on the different genders and parts of 230-day-old Wuding chicken. The results showed： （1）The gender have no large effect on the physical meat prop- erties of 230-day-old Wuding chicken, only the tenderness of hens was higher than cocks, and with significant differences between them （P〈0.05）. （2）The part having large impact on the physical meat properties of 230-day-old Wuding chicken {P〈 0.05}, the tenderness, drip loss, L and b of breast muscle were significantly higher than in the leg muscle, and the a, PH of breast muscle were significantly lower than in the leg muscle, only the water holding capacity in the breast and leg were no significant differences （P〉 0.05）. （3）Castration can im- prove the quality of Wuding chicken.
Keywords：Wuding chickenmeat qualityphysical characteristicscastration
Publication Date：2012-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 23-26 )