Comparisons of carcass and meat quality among rabbit breeds of different sizes, and hybrid rabbits

TŮMOVÁ, E., BÍZKOVÁ, Z., SKŘIVANOVÁ, V., CHODOVÁ, D., MARTINEC, M. & VOLEK, Z. Comparisons of carcass and meat quality among rabbit breeds of different sizes, and hybrid rabbits. Livestock Science, 2014, roč. 165, s. 8-14. {INTLINK}
TŮMOVÁ, Eva, BÍZKOVÁ, Z., SKŘIVANOVÁ, Věra, CHODOVÁ, Darina, MARTINEC, M. and VOLEK, Zdeněk. Comparisons of carcass and meat quality among rabbit breeds of different sizes, and hybrid rabbits. Livestock Science, 2014, 165, 8-14. ISSN 1871-1413.
Year2014
CathegoryScientific publication in impacted journals
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Abstract

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the differences in carcass composition, meat quality characteristics, and muscle fibre characteristics among rabbits of different sizes and of different breeds. The present study was performed using 96 rabbits (12 rabbits per group) at the age of 90 days, including seven pure breeds and one commercial hybrid. The included rabbit breeds were as follows: the giant breed Moravian Blue (MB); the medium breeds Czech White (CW), Czech Spotted (CS), Czech Solver (CSo), and Moravian White of Brown Eye (MW); the small breeds Czech Black Guard Hair (CB) and Czech Gold (CG); and the hybrid Hyplus rabbits (PS 19×PS 39). The slaughter weights were significantly (P