National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692 Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
The present study was conducted to determine the slaughter and carcass traits of indigenous geese reared in backyard system in some of the districts of Assam. A total of 12 geese (6 male and 6 female) which were 18-20 months of age were utilized for the investigation. The mean weights (g) of slaughter, hot carcass, cold carcass, neck, wings, back, breast and drumstick were found to be 4182.50, 3266.50, 3150.00, 178.00, 321.50, 666.00, 696.50 and 359.50 respectively. The mean weight (g) of giblet, head, blood, shank and inedible parts were found to be 229, 147.50, 156.50, 112 and 378.50 respectively. In the current study the carcass yield (%) in male and female was 78.75 and 79.57 respectively and average yield was 78.16%. The average yield (%) of cut up parts i.e., neck, wings, back, breast and drumstick were 4.23, 7.65, 15.84, 16.63 and 8.63 respectively. The mean yield (%) of abdominal fat, giblet, blood and inedible parts were found to be 5.13, 5.49, 3.74 and 9.07 respectively. The average abdominal fat weight in females was more in the present study (276g as compared to 146g in males). The meat to bone ratio was approximately found to be 1:2. There was nil or negligible odour in the geese meat which may result in higher preference for the meat among the consumers.
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