The Effects of Different Slaughter Ages and Sex on Carcass Characteristics in Japanese Quails of Different Lines (Coturnix coturnix japonica)

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The aim of this study was to determine the effects of sex and slaughter ages on body weight and some carcass traits in Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica). The material used in this research was selected for 11 generations from high (HL) body weight Japanese quail line according to 5-week body weights. Age had a significant effect on body weight, carcass weight and carcass yield. Body weight was lower for the quails slaughtered at 5 weeks of age than for all the other ages examined (P 0,01). Also, sex effect was significant on body weight and carcass weight being higher for females than for males at all ages, but males showed higher carcass yield than females (P 0,01). Except wing percent, there was no significant difference between the sexes in terms of thigh percent, neck percent and back percent. Sex had also significant effect on liver and gizzard percent (P 0,01). Furthermore, results showed that slaughter age affected percents of some internal organs and carcass parts of quails except thigh and wing percents, significantly.

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Carcass traits , Japanese quail , sex , slaughter ages

Journal Of The Faculty Of Agriculture, Suleyman Demirel University

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Journal Of The Faculty Of Agriculture, Suleyman Demirel University