QUALITATIVE STUDY IN THE DIFFERENCES IN THE PROPORTIONS OF THE WEIGHTS OF MEAT, BONES AND SKIN IN EACH OF THE BROILER CHICKENS AND LOCAL LAYING HENS

This study was conducted in the Department of Science/College of Basic Education/ Mustansiriyah University for the period from 11/15/2021 to 3/15/2022, for the purpose of studying the effect of type and breed on skin, meat and bone weights in relation to the total weight of a chicken. Three weights of chicken were used in this study. The local meat is Lohman white type and the white Lohman red hens are (1300 gm, 1400 gm, 1500 gm) and each weight was distributed among five replicates and each duplicate was two chickens. 12.7%) and the highest average skin weight in laying hens for the same weight reached (300 gm) and (20%) (and significant differences were found between total weights at a significant level p

Keywords

:(broiler chickens, laying hens, weight of meat in broiler chickens, weight of meat in laying hens, bone weight in broiler chickens, weight of bones in laying hens, skin weight in chickens)