In the second half of the twentieth century, the intention was to breed chickens primarily for intensive growth, but at the beginning of the twenty-first century, there was a growing interest in producing slower-growing meat-type chickens or cockerels of genotypes with combined productivity. This change is related to higher awareness of animal welfare among people and higher demands on meat maturity by consumers. In addition, the culling of one-day-old cockerels of laying lines is a major ethical problem. Therefore, an experiment dealing with this topic was carried out at the Institute of Animal Science. The limiting factor for the wider use of meat from slow-growing chickens will probably be lower performance, tenderness and juiciness of the meat and the higher price of the meat. However, a promising finding is that no significant differences were found between the genotypes for overall acceptability. In dual cockerels, higher meat maturity could probably have played a role, compensating for the lower tenderness and juiciness of the meat of this genotype. Moreover, it can be assumed that consumers will be willing to pay more for poultry products that do not require the slaughter of day-old cockerels.