Morphological Characterization of Two Light Italian Turkey Breeds
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Animals
2.2. Phenotypic Data Collections
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Breed | Brianzolo—BRZ | Nero d‘Italia—NIT |
---|---|---|
Region | Lombardy | Lombardy |
Status | endangered population | rare breed |
Weight M (kg) | 4.0–4.6 | 4.0–6.0 |
Weight F (kg) | 3.5–3.6 | 2.5–3.5 |
Feather Color | partridge brown | black |
Skin Color | not standardized | not standardized |
Shank Color | pinkish | dark red-violet-black |
Attitudes | grazing ability, fast growth, resistance | resistance, brooding ability |
Trait | BRZ | NIT | p | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Population | Female | Male | Population | Female | Male | Breed | Breed * Sex | |
LW | 4.07 ± 0.13 | 2.67 ± 0.16 | 5.47 ± 0.21 | 4.89 ± 0.12 | 3.02 ± 0.15 | 6.76 ± 0.20 | ≤0.05 | ≤0.05 |
BL | 57.15 ± 0.60 | 51.4 ± 0.71 | 62.91 ± 0.96 | 58.44 ± 0.55 | 53.59 ± 0.66 | 63.31 ± 0.88 | NS | ≤0.05 |
KL | 13.75 ± 0.39 | 12 ± 0.42 | 15.5 ± 0.67 | 15.08 ± 0.33 | 12.5 ± 0.38 | 17.66 ± 0.54 | ≤0.05 | ≤0.05 |
CC | 47.32 ± 1.06 | 41.02 ± 1.30 | 53.62 ± 1.68 | 48.46 ± 1.01 | 41.93 ± 1.22 | 55 ± 1.62 | NS | ≤0.05 |
WS | 54.15 ± 0.87 | 49.85 ± 1.05 | 58.45 ± 1.41 | 55.05 ± 0.81 | 49.71 ± 0.98 | 60.38 ± 1.3 | NS | ≤0.05 |
SL | 10.57 ± 0.25 | 9.59 ± 0.31 | 11.56 ± 0.41 | 10.85 ± 0.23 | 9.63 ± 0.28 | 12.08 ± 0.38 | NS | ≤0.05 |
SD | 9.28 ± 1.03 | 7.58 ± 1.23 | 10.98 ± 1.71 | 8.51 ± 0.95 | 6.7 ± 1.14 | 10.32 ± 1.53 | NS | ≤0.05 |
SC | 2.78 ± 0.35 | 2.15 ± 0.42 | 3.42 ± 0.56 | 2.39 ± 0.32 | 1.82 ± 0.39 | 2.96 ± 0.52 | NS | NS |
MASS | 7.0 ± 0.23 | 5.17 ± 0.28 | 8.83 ± 0.37 | 8.26 ± 0.21 | 5.76 ± 0.26 | 10.77 ± 0.34 | ≤0.05 | ≤0.05 |
STOCK | 85.37 ± 1.04 | 80.15 ± 1.24 | 90.60 ± 1.67 | 82.62 ± 0.96 | 78.34 ± 1.15 | 86.90 ± 1.53 | ≤0.05 | ≤0.05 |
LLEG | 17.90 ± 0.45 | 18.37 ± 0.54 | 17.44 ± 0.72 | 18.21 ± 0.41 | 17.77 ± 0.5 | 18.66 ± 0.67 | NS | NS |
Trait | BRZ | NIT | p | |||||
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Population | Female | Male | Population | Female | Male | Breed | Breed * Sex | |
SKL | 65.35 ± 0.97 | 66.13 ± 1.12 | 64.58 ± 1.59 | 68.90 ± 0.95 | 69.02 ± 1.05 | 68.79 ± 1.56 | ≤0.05 | NS |
SKA | 2.89 ± 0.48 | 2.08 ± 0.55 | 3.71 ± 0.78 | 0.67 ± 0.47 | −041 ± 0.51 | 1.75 ± 0.78 | ≤0.05 | ≤0.05 |
SKB | 2.14 ± 0.75 | 2.52 ± 0.86 | 1.77 ± 1.22 | 3.88 ± 0.73 | 5.14 ± 0.81 | 2.63 ± 1.22 | NS | NS |
SHL | 63.98 ± 1.27 | 63.55 ± 1.46 | 64.41 ± 2.06 | 39.08 ± 1.23 | 38.98 ± 1.36 | 39.20 ± 2.07 | ≤0.05 | NS |
SHA | 2.37 ± 0.48 | 2.01 ± 0.56 | 2.73 ± 0.79 | −0.89 ± 0.475 | −0.76 ± 0.52 | −1.03 ± 0.79 | ≤0.05 | NS |
SHB | 11.34 ± 0.38 | 11.26 ± 0.44 | 11.06 ± 0.62 | 5.62 ± 0.37 | 6.04 ± 0.41 | 5.19 ± 0.62 | ≤0.05 | NS |
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Marelli, S.P.; Zaniboni, L.; Strillacci, M.G.; Madeddu, M.; Cerolini, S. Morphological Characterization of Two Light Italian Turkey Breeds. Animals 2022, 12, 571. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12050571
Marelli SP, Zaniboni L, Strillacci MG, Madeddu M, Cerolini S. Morphological Characterization of Two Light Italian Turkey Breeds. Animals. 2022; 12(5):571. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12050571
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarelli, Stefano Paolo, Luisa Zaniboni, Maria Giuseppina Strillacci, Manuela Madeddu, and Silvia Cerolini. 2022. "Morphological Characterization of Two Light Italian Turkey Breeds" Animals 12, no. 5: 571. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12050571
APA StyleMarelli, S. P., Zaniboni, L., Strillacci, M. G., Madeddu, M., & Cerolini, S. (2022). Morphological Characterization of Two Light Italian Turkey Breeds. Animals, 12(5), 571. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12050571