Carcass Characteristics of Kadaknath in Comparison to Narmada Nidhi and Jabalpur Colour Chickens

The experiment was conducted to investigate meat yield and carcass characteristics of male Kadaknath, Narmada Nidhi and Jabalpur colour chickens at 6 and 10 weeks of age. The present experimental work was conducted on a total of 36 birds of Kadaknath, Narmada Nidhi, and Jabalpur colour. The birds were categorised into two age groups: 6 weeks and 10 weeks of age of Kadaknath (G1 and G2), Narmada Nidhi (G3 and G4) and Jabalpur colour (G5 and G6), respectively, with six birds in each group. Birds were procured from All India Co-ordinated Research Project on Poultry (AICRP), Livestock Farm, Adhartal, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University (NDVSU), Jabalpur (M.P.). All birds were humanely slaughtered by cervical dislocation at the Department of Veterinary Anatomy, College of Veterinary Science & A.H. (CoVSc & A.H.), Jabalpur. Pre-slaughter live weight, slaughter weight, dressed weight and carcass yield with skin were recorded for Kadaknath, Narmada Nidhi, and Jabalpur colour chickens as per standard technique. The live, slaughter, and dressed weights were significantly higher at 10 weeks in all three birds; however, carcass yield with skin % was not significantly different (p