Published in Scientific Papers. Series D. Animal Science, Vol. LVIII
Written by Ioan CUSTURA, Minodora TUDORACHE, Ilie VAN, Maria Antoaneta POPA
Poultry meat earned a very important position on worldwide animal food market due to both its nutritive value low costs compared with other animal protein sources. Poultry meat quality is a particularly complex feature and it is increasingly tackled by taking into consideration consumers’ safety which is being now a disqualifying concurrence element on this market. Considering this situation this study was performed with the aim of finding total chicken meat protein content. Two chicken hybrids (ROSS 308 and COBB 500) were used during the experiment and influence of hybrid and production season on total chicken meat protein content was observed. During firs year of experiment total protein content of ROSS 308 hybrids had values between 262.5669 g (season 1) and 265.4952 g (season 2) with difference non-significant statistically. COBB hybrids had a total chicken meat protein content between 312.4330 g and 316.6311 g (NS). Differences between average values of the two tested hybrids were highly significant statistically both in first and second season (respectively t=12.2578*** and t=12.3030***). During the second year of the experiment carcass protein content values were between 263.1595 g and 257.9397 g in ROSS 308 hybrid and between 317.4594 g and 320.6270 g in COB 500 hybrid (NS). Differences between the two hybrids for the analyzed parameter were highly significant statistically which allows us to affirm the superiority of COBB 500 hybrid.
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