Partial ablation of uropygial gland effect on carcass characteristics of Akar Putra chicken

• Main Authors: Jawad, Hasan S. A., Idris, Lokman Hakim, Abu Bakar @ Zakaria, Md Zuki, Kasim, Azhar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Poultry Science Association 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14190/1/Partial%20ablation%20of%20uropygial%20gland%20effect%20on%20carcass%20characteristics%20of%20Akar%20Putra%20chicken.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14190/; https://academic.oup.com/ps/article/95/8/1966/2563770

This study evaluated the effect of partial uropygialectomy (PU) on carcass traits of male and female Akar Putra chickens. Sixty chicks of each sex were evenly distributed into 5 treatment groups with 3 replicates per group containing 4 males and 4 females each, and reared for 12 wk. Homogeneity of t...