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Chinese Livestock and Poultry Breeding ›› 2026, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (5): 96-100.doi: 10.19543/j.cnki.1673-4556.20260430.001cstr: 32418.14.j.cnki.1673-4556.20260430.001

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Measurement and comparative analysis of body size, slaughter performance, and meat quality of the recessive white feather chicken

Xinyu Sun(), Xuejiao Chen, Ye Liu, Axiu Guo, Hao Zhang, Bo Zhang()   

  1. China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193
  • Received:2025-11-17 Online:2026-03-26 Published:2026-06-17
  • Contact: Bo Zhang E-mail:sunxy96929@163.com;bozhang0606@cau.edu.cn

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the differences in body size traits, slaughter performance, and muscle quality among common white-feathered chicken breeds in the domestic market, in order to provide reference for the evaluation of white feather chicken meat quality. Method body measurements, slaughter performance, and muscle quality were analyzed in 6-week-old recessive white-feathered chickens, dwarf recessive white-feathered chickens, and green-legged dwarf recessive white-feathered chickens. Result The results showed that, compared with dwarf recessive white-feathered chickens and green-legged dwarf recessive white-feathered chickens, the body weight, breast muscle, and leg muscle of recessive white-feathered broilers were the heaviest, while their abdominal fat rate was lower (P < 0.05). The slaughter rate, half-carcass eviscerated rate, and whole carcass eviscerated rate of recessive white-feathered broilers, dwarf recessive white-feathered chickens, and green-legged dwarf recessive white-feathered chickens were similar, with no significant differences (P > 0.05). Drip loss rate and intramuscular fat content were also comparable among the three breeds, with no significant differences(P > 0.05). The results indicate that recessive white-feathered chickens have superior slaughter and meat production performance, and the muscle quality of the three types of recessive white-feathered chickens is relatively close. Conclusion These findings provide a theoretical basis for identifying high-quality broiler phenotypes and offer fundamental data for the breeding of high-quality meat chickens.

Key words: White-feathered broiler, Body size index, Performance of slaughter, Quality of meat

CLC Number: 

  • S831

Table 1

Body size measurements of the three cultivars at 6 weeks of age"

项目Items矮小隐性白羽鸡Dwarf recessive white-feathered chicken

隐性白羽鸡

Recessive white chickens

青脚矮小隐性白羽鸡Blue-footed short-legged recessive white-feathered chicken
性别Sex
活重Live-weight/g872.00±132.06ab735.17±84.08bc1010.50±34.58a998.17±47.67a706.67±43.14cd592.17±98.02d
胸角Thoracic angle/°95.10±2.98a88.75±2.38b92.40±2.25ab91.40±1.67ab90.55±2.58b91.12±2.55ab
体斜长Body slant length/cm14.12±1.14bc13.78±0.68bc15.02±0.32ab15.58±0.56a14.78±0.40ab12.92±0.96c
龙骨长Keel length/cm8.85±1.18b10.02±0.85ab10.43±0.56a10.53±0.27a9.75±0.54ab8.78±1.21b
胫围Lower leg circumference/cm3.88±0.26ab3.50±0.06c4.12±0.08a3.90±0.06ab3.62±0.22bc3.45±0.37c
胸宽Chest breadth/cm7.97±1.30a5.86±0.22b6.21±0.59b5.96±0.45b5.48±0.39b5.48±0.46b
胸深Chest depth/cm9.74±1.74a7.08±0.39b7.80±0.50b7.37±0.90b7.08±0.44b6.39±0.39b
骨盆宽Wide pelvis/cm5.98±1.23a3.37±0.41b3.44±0.47b3.69±0.21b3.36±0.21b3.54±0.32b
胫长Calf length/cm8.38±1.39a5.89±0.25bc6.95±0.56b6.78±0.27b6.21±0.19bc5.64±0.34c

Table 2

Slaughter performance of three kinds of broilers at 6 weeks of age"

项目Items矮小隐性白羽鸡 Short-statured recessive white-feathered chicken隐性白羽鸡 Recessive white chickens青脚矮小隐性白羽鸡 Blue-footed short-legged recessive white-feathered chickenP值P-value
屠体重Carcass weight/g774.17±112.27a639.83±78.11b894.33±35.23a870.33±41.9a617.67±51.06b525.17±72.18b-
屠宰率Carcass rate/%88.86±0.8786.98±1.7488.52±2.6687.19±0.6787.31±2.3189.14±3.470.481
半净膛重Half-eviscerated weight/g709.33±106.01a586.50±77.06b803.83±30.83a792.83±37.28a581.83±35.47bc479.33±66.23c-
半净膛率Half-eviscerated rate/%81.37±0.8779.66±1.9879.54±1.0879.44±0.8182.34±0.8881.37±3.350.068
全净膛重Full-eviscerated weight/g549.00±96.91ab457.33±55.78bc616.83±19.98a608.17±28.87a445.67±29.86cd366.17±56.38d-
全净膛率Total empty-body weight/%62.75±2.0562.19±1.3261.05±0.7960.93±0.8963.05±0.7261.99±1.770.096
腹脂重Abdominal fat weight/g17.96±6.10ab19.84±2.68ab12.53±3.85abc20.27±4.27a12.22±3.53bc9.59±1.49bc-
腹脂率Abdominal fat percentage/%1.99±0.53ab2.73±0.74a1.24±0.36b2.02±0.35ab1.75±0.59ab1.67±0.47b-
胸肌重Breast muscle weight/g64.22±15.12b61.64±7.04b85.29±11.36a91.44±7.82a58.47±4.10b47.55±11.19b-
胸肌率Breast muscle rate/%7.76±2.467.45±1.709.09±1.619.08±0.929.09±2.067.66±2.170.723
腿肌重Leg muscle weight/g53.30±49.41b38.27±43.48b126.47±28.77a130.87±14.90a84.33±7.59ab70.45±12.24b-
腿肌率Leg muscle rate/%6.33±5.9ab4.81±5.39ab13.38±2.84a13.01±1.70a13.32±4.29a11.31±2.46ab-

Table3

Determination of meat quality in three broilers"

种类Breeds性别SexpH1肉色lMeat color l

肉色a

Meat color a

肉色b

Meat color b

滴水损失率Water loss rate/%

剪切力

Shear force/N

肌内脂肪含量

Intramscular fat content/%

矮小隐性白羽鸡Short-statured recessive white-feathered chicken6.27±0.4146.68±2.098.25±1.72ab12.49±1.91ab1.86±1.8316.15±5.01b1.86±0.34
6.43±0.4747.68±4.399.64±1.41ab13.28±1.44ab2.87±1.9319.60±5.02ab1.81±0.27

隐性白羽鸡

Recessive white chickens

6.09±0.3345.65±2.569.82±1.22ab11.55±1.83ab0.75±0.2917.05±4.31b1.95±0.29
6.46±0.6247.18±2.377.99±1.31b10.17±1.61b1.96±2.1817.98±5.52ab1.79±0.39
青脚矮小隐性白羽鸡Blue-footed short-legged recessive white-feathered chicken6.23±0.4349.78±3.2410.38±1.51ab13.16±1.03ab1.85±0.8624.24±4.10ab1.38±0.46
6.36±0.8248.83±3.1310.87±2.32a13.87±2.96a2.07±1.0725.79±4.13a1.94±0.32
P值P- value0.8390.211--0.183-0.079
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