Dual-purpose chickens as an alternative to broiler and layer genotypes: Growth performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality

İhsan Bülent Helva; Mustafa Akşit

doi:10.20289/zfdergi.1897787

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Dual-purpose chickens as an alternative to broiler and layer genotypes: Growth performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality

Öz

Increasing social awareness regarding animal welfare has led to a reassessment of traditional practices such as the culling of male layer chicks in the egg industry. Several European countries have banned this practice due to ethical concerns. Alternative methods, such as determining and sorting eggs containing male layer chicks during the incubation period and evaluating male layer chicks for meat production are being developed to solve this problem. The fact that the male chicks of existing commercial layer strains have very inadequate meat yield characteristics is seen as the most important obstacle to evaluating these chicks for meat production. The development of dual-purpose genotypes, where females are used for egg production and males for meat production, stands out as an alternative to solve this problem. In this review, the performance, carcass, and breast meat characteristics of dual-purpose genotypes were examined in comparison with other chicken meat sources and the potential of these genotypes in chicken meat production was discussed. Furthermore, the review examines the interactions between alternative rearing systems, dietary interventions, and genotype, and their effects on feed efficiency, growth performance, welfare, and meat quality characteristics.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Breast meat traits, carcass, dual-purpose genotype, male layer chick, performance

Etik Beyan

We declare that there is no need for an ethics committee for this research.

Etlik ve yumurtacı genotiplere alternatif olarak kombine verimli tavuklar: Büyüme performansı, karkas özellikleri ve et kalitesi

Öz

Hayvan refahı konusunda artan toplumsal farkındalık, yumurta endüstrisindeki erkek yumurtacı civcivlerin itlaf edilmesi gibi geleneksel uygulamaların yeniden değerlendirilmesine yol açmıştır. Birkaç Avrupa ülkesi etik kaygılar nedeniyle bu uygulamayı yasaklamıştır. Bu sorunun çözümüne yönelik kuluçka döneminde erkek yumurtacı civcivlerin yer aldığı yumurtaların belirlenerek ayıklanması ve erkek yumurtacı civcivlerin et üretimi yönünde değerlendirilmesi gibi alternatif yöntemler geliştirilmektedir. Mevcut ticari yumurtacı soyların erkek civcivlerinin et verim özelliklerinin oldukça yetersiz olması, bu civcivlerin et üretimi yönünde değerlendirilmesinin önündeki en önemli engel olarak görülmektedir. Bu sorunun çözümüne yönelik dişilerin yumurta üretiminde, erkeklerin ise et üretiminde kullanıldığı çift verim yönlü genotiplerin geliştirilmesi bir alternatif olarak öne çıkmaktadır. Bu derlemede, çift verim yönlü genotiplerin performansı, karkas ve göğüs eti özellikleri diğer tavuk eti kaynaklarıyla karşılaştırmalı olarak incelenmiş ve bu genotiplerin piliç eti üretimindeki potansiyeli ele alınmıştır. Ayrıca bu derleme, alternatif yetiştirme sistemleri, besleme müdahaleleri ve genotip arasındaki etkileşimleri ve bunların yemden yararlanma etkinliği, büyüme performansı, hayvan refahı ve et kalite özellikleri üzerindeki etkilerini incelemektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Göğüs eti özellikleri, karkas, çift verim yönlü genotip, yumurtacı erkek civciv, performans

Etik Beyan

Bu araştırma için etik kuruluna gerek olmadığını beyan ederiz.

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Kanatlı Hayvan Yetiştirme ve Islahı

Bölüm

Derleme

Yazarlar

İhsan Bülent Helva ^*
0000-0001-8505-6481
Türkiye

Mustafa Akşit
0000-0002-8074-8208
Türkiye

Yayımlanma Tarihi

21 Eylül 2026

Gönderilme Tarihi

25 Şubat 2026

Kabul Tarihi

11 Temmuz 2026

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2026 Cilt: 63 Sayı: 3

DOI

https://doi.org/10.20289/zfdergi.1897787

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https://izlik.org/JA42SN22HL

APA

Helva, İ. B., & Akşit, M. (2026). Dual-purpose chickens as an alternative to broiler and layer genotypes: Growth performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality. Journal of Agriculture Faculty of Ege University, 63(3), 435-444. https://doi.org/10.20289/zfdergi.1897787

AMA

1.Helva İB, Akşit M. Dual-purpose chickens as an alternative to broiler and layer genotypes: Growth performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality. Journal of Agriculture Faculty of Ege University. 2026;63(3):435-444. doi:10.20289/zfdergi.1897787

Chicago

Helva, İhsan Bülent, ve Mustafa Akşit. 2026. “Dual-purpose chickens as an alternative to broiler and layer genotypes: Growth performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality”. Journal of Agriculture Faculty of Ege University 63 (3): 435-44. https://doi.org/10.20289/zfdergi.1897787.

EndNote

Helva İB, Akşit M (01 Eylül 2026) Dual-purpose chickens as an alternative to broiler and layer genotypes: Growth performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality. Journal of Agriculture Faculty of Ege University 63 3 435–444.

IEEE

[1]İ. B. Helva ve M. Akşit, “Dual-purpose chickens as an alternative to broiler and layer genotypes: Growth performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality”, Journal of Agriculture Faculty of Ege University, c. 63, sy 3, ss. 435–444, Eyl. 2026, doi: 10.20289/zfdergi.1897787.

ISNAD

Helva, İhsan Bülent - Akşit, Mustafa. “Dual-purpose chickens as an alternative to broiler and layer genotypes: Growth performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality”. Journal of Agriculture Faculty of Ege University 63/3 (01 Eylül 2026): 435-444. https://doi.org/10.20289/zfdergi.1897787.

JAMA

1.Helva İB, Akşit M. Dual-purpose chickens as an alternative to broiler and layer genotypes: Growth performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality. Journal of Agriculture Faculty of Ege University. 2026;63:435–444.

MLA

Helva, İhsan Bülent, ve Mustafa Akşit. “Dual-purpose chickens as an alternative to broiler and layer genotypes: Growth performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality”. Journal of Agriculture Faculty of Ege University, c. 63, sy 3, Eylül 2026, ss. 435-44, doi:10.20289/zfdergi.1897787.

Vancouver

1.İhsan Bülent Helva, Mustafa Akşit. Dual-purpose chickens as an alternative to broiler and layer genotypes: Growth performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality. Journal of Agriculture Faculty of Ege University. 01 Eylül 2026;63(3):435-44. doi:10.20289/zfdergi.1897787