Effects of caponization on growth performance, carcass
composition and meat quality of males of a layer line

dc.contributor.author	Συμεών, Γεώργιος Κ.	el
dc.contributor.author	Μάντης, Φώτιος	el
dc.contributor.author	Μπιζέλης, Ιωσήφ Α.	el
dc.contributor.author	Κομηνάκης, Αντώνιος Π.	el
dc.contributor.author	Ρογδάκης, Εμμανουήλ	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-06-05T15:29:36Z
dc.date.available	2015-06-05T15:29:36Z
dc.date.issued	2015-06-05
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/15139
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=ANM	en
dc.subject	Caponization
dc.subject	Growth performance
dc.subject	Males of a layer line
dc.subject	Meat quality
dc.subject	Ευνουχισμός
dc.subject	Αναπτυξιακές επιδόσεις
dc.subject	Αρσενικά της γραμμής στρώματος
dc.subject	Ποιότητα κρέατος
dc.title	Effects of caponization on growth performance, carcass composition and meat quality of males of a layer line	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Zoology
heal.classification	Biology
heal.classification	Ζωολογία
heal.classification	Βιολογία
heal.classificationURI	http://skos.um.es/unescothes/C04407
heal.classificationURI	http://zbw.eu/stw/descriptor/15633-0
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Ζωολογία
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Βιολογία
heal.identifier.secondary	DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1751731112001024
heal.language	en
heal.access	campus
heal.recordProvider	Σχολή Τεχνολογίας Τροφίμων και Διατροφής. Τμήμα Τεχνολογίας Τροφίμων	el
heal.publicationDate	2012-12
heal.bibliographicCitation	Symeon, G., Mantis, F, Bizelis, I., Kominakis, A. and Rogdakis, E. (2012) Effects of caponization on growth performance, carcass composition and meat quality of males of a layer line. "Animal", 6 (12). Available from: http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=8724953&fileId=S1751731112001024 [Accessed: 05/06/2015].	en
heal.abstract	The present experiment was conducted in order to evaluate the effects of caponization on growth, carcass composition and meat quality of males of a layer line reared until the 34th week of age. Two hundred and fifty males of a layer line were purchased and randomly divided in two equal groups: intact males and capons. Caponization was conducted at 45 days of age. Three slaughters were performed at the ages of 26, 30 and 34 weeks of age. Caponization did not affect feed intake and final live weight. Capons had a heavier breast and lighter leg than intact males. Lipid accumulation was enhanced by the caponization and fat was stored mainly at the fat pad and the skin of the commercial parts excluding the drumstick. The Pectoralis major muscle of capons had higher intramuscular fat content, lightness (L) and yellowness (b) values and lower redness values (a). In conclusion, caponization could be applied to a layer genotype in order to produce commercial chicken meat.	en
heal.publisher	Ortigues-Marty, Isabelle	en
heal.journalName	Animal	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	true