Carcass characteristics (kg) | Treatments (T) | ||
T1 (Control) | T2 (One week) | T3 (Two weeks) | |
Dressing percentage | 57.4 ± 4.67 | 55.7.4 ± 4.59 | 60.9 ± 4.75 |
Slaughter Weight | 87.1b ± 4.67 | 57.6a ± 4.67 | 53.4a ± 4.67 |
Carcass Weight | 78.5b ± 4.67 | 102.9c ± 4.67 | 36.0a ± 5.11 |
Organ weight as proportion of live weight |
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Liver Weight | 0.017 ± 0.001 | 0.017 ± 0.001 | 0.018 ± 0.001 |
Heart Weight | 0.004 ± 0.002 | 0.004 ± 0.002 | 0.004 ± 0.001 |
Gizzard Weight | 0.024 ± 0.001 | 0.026 ± 0.001 | 0.025 ± 0.001 |
Intestine Weight | 0.020a ± 0.001 | 0.026b ± 0.001 | 0.026b ± 0.001 |
Feet Weight | 0.036 ± 0.002 | 0.038 ± 0.002 | 0.040 ± 0.002 |
Head Weight | 0.026 ± 0.001 | 0.027 ± 0.001 | 0.02 ± 0.001 |