Table 5 Slaughter yield of broiler chicken and carcass elements percentage

Slaughter yield

73.57

73.34

72.40

72.20

0.28

0.219

Slaughter yield with offal

76.93

76.90

76.06

75.76

0.25

0.233

Heart

0.78

0.72

0.68

0.76

0.02

0.222

Liver

2.58

2.64

2.90

2.74

0.08

0.533

Gizzard

1.22

1.50

1.50

1.45

0.07

0.395

Neck

3.22

3.37

3.36

3.30

0.08

0.904

Pectoral muscle

30.46

29.69

29.31

31.82

0.37

0.072

Leg muscle

30.23

29.96

29.76

28.93

0.99

0.973

Total muscle

50.06

50.87

49.94

51.33

0.41

0.593

Skin with subcutaneous fat

9.13^a

9.05^a

9.44^a

7.78^b

0.17

0.001

Abdominal fat

0.77^b

1.01^ab

0.98^ab

1.25^a

0.06

0.021

Fatness

9.90^ab

10.06^ab

10.42^a

9.03^b

0.18

0.036

Wings with skin

9.14

9.64

9.84

9.89

0.12

0.121

Carcass remains

27.69

26.06

26.44

26.45

0.45

0.611