Indian Journal of Poultry Science

The present study was conducted to compare the slow growing Indian native chicken breeds viz., Aseel and Kadaknath for carcass characteristics and chemical composition of breast and thigh muscles. Live weight, ready to cook (RTC) yield (P<0.001) and RTC percentage (P<0.01) at 10 weeks of age were significantly higher in Aseel as compared to Kadaknath. However, abdominal fat percentage, giblet, liver, heart (P<0.001) and gizzard (P<0.05) were significantly higher in Kadaknath than in Aseel. At 20 weeks of age also almost similar trend was observed. Live weight (P<0.001), percentage of breast, legs (P<0.001), and neck and back (P<0.01) were significantly higher in Aseel than Kadaknath while giblet, gizzard, liver (P<0.001) and abdominal fat percentage (P<0.05) were significantly higher in Kadaknath as compared to Aseel. There were no significant differences in chemical composition of breast and thigh muscles among two native breeds except for dry matter percentage.