Carcass and non-carcass characteristics comparison of Lesser Whistling duck (Dendrocygna javanica) male and female
S R A Bugiwati, M I A Dagong, and Relli

Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Faculty of Animal Science, Hasanuddin University, Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan km 10 Makassar 90245, Indonesia

Abstract

study aimed to evaluate carcass and non-carcass characteristics of Lesser Whistling duck males and females. The research material was carcasses of ten males (about 520 g) and ten females (about 509 g) of Lesser Whistling duck. All animals were bred and reared at Sidrap Regency, South Sulawesi Indonesia. All Lesser Whistling ducks were fasted and rested for 8 hours, slaughtered, carcasses, and parameters were analyzed. Parameters measured were weight and percentage of carcass traits (wings, back, thighs, breast, and neck), non-carcass traits (head, shank, heart, gizzard, and liver), and three types of weight (live weight, slaughter weight, and carcass weight. The results showed that there were no significant differences in all carcass and non-carcass parameters between Lesser Whistling ducks male and female except carcass parameters, namely weight and percentage of the neck. Female and male Lesser Whistling ducks showed similar carcass characteristics. These results show that performances of both male and female Lesser Whistling Duck were similar. Generally, the percentage of coefficient variation showed low to a medium values. These results become one of the bases and references that both male and female Lesser Whistling duck could improve their carcass growth by mating systems to reach optimum carcass characteristics.

Keywords: Carcass, Whistling Duck, meat,

Topic: Animal Genetics, Breeding and Livestock Production