The aim of this study is to review the influence of genotype on animal welfare and the properties of chicken meat in organic systems. Organic systems prefer slow-growing hybrid birds, though they do permit the use of other strains if reared to the age of 81 days. Fast-growing strains, which are usually used in conventional … [Read more…]
The aim of this study was to determinate the effect of epicatechin on selected parameters of meat quality in rabbits. Adult female rabbits (n = 20), maternal albinotic line (crossbreed New Zealand White, Buskat Rabbit, French Silver) and paternal acromalictic line (crossbreed Nitra’s Rabbit, Californian Rabbit, Big Light Silver), were used in the experiment. The … [Read more…]
The aim of the experiment was to determine the influence of stocking densities on the quality of meat of the Czech White Rabbit breed. In the first group, rabbits were kept in pairs in cages measuring 40 x 50 x 43 cm, which constituted a concentration of 10 rabbits per m2. In the second group, … [Read more…]
The aim of this study was investigate the effect of castration on performance, carcass traits and meat quality of the terminal cross breed (BUxL)x(PnxH) and (BUxL)x(PnxD) on the organic system. From the results of the comparative study conducted under realistic conditions on a certified organic farm, it can be deduced that the trend of boar … [Read more…]