Title: Study on Reproductive Performance and Meat Quality of Taihu Goose
Abstract:In order to conserve and utilize this genetic resource,reproductive performance of Taihu goose in nucleus herd of Taihu conservation farm were investigated in this study,and meat quality of Taihu goos...In order to conserve and utilize this genetic resource,reproductive performance of Taihu goose in nucleus herd of Taihu conservation farm were investigated in this study,and meat quality of Taihu goose was analyzed and compared with Sichuan white goose,Wanxi white goose,Huoyan goose and Yangzhou goose under the same feeding conditions. For Taihu goose,the age at first egg of 3% Taihu geese was 188 days age,the sum of eggs during 66 weeks was 76.3,the average egg weight at 52 weeks age was 142.7 g,and the fertile rate and hatch rate of fertile eggs were 91.2% and 90.1% respectively. The content of moisture in Taihu goose and Sichuan white goose had remarkable differences (P0.05);however,shear force,meat color,water holding capacity,pH value,protein content and the content of fat had no difference in varieties. The muscle fiber density of Taihu goose was higher than Sichuan white goose,Huoyan goose and Yangzhou goose (P0.05),and but lower than Wanxi white goose (P0.05). The muscle fiber diameter of Taihu goose was remarkably less than the other breeds (P0.05). These results suggested that Taihu goose was suitable to play an ideal maternal-line candidate for selection.Read More
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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