Comparison of Meat Quality Characteristics between Wugang Bronze Geese and Other Three Types of Geese
This experiment was conducted to determine and compare the common meat quality,microelement content,amino acid content,fatty acid content,inosine monophosphate content,muscle fiber density and diameter in muscle of Wugang bronze geese,Sichuan white geese,Wuchuan geese and Tianfu meat geese.Thirty one-day-old healthy geese of each breed (half male and half female) were divided into 4 groups with 5 replicates per group and 6 geese per replicate.Each group fed the same diet.The experiment lasted for 70 days.The results showed as follows:1) the breast muscle crude protein content of Wugang bronze geese was significantly higher than that of other three types of geese (P < 0.05),and the breast muscle crude fat content was significantly higher than that of Sichuan white geese (P < 0.05) ; there was no significant difference in thigh muscle crude fat content between Wugang bronze geese and other three types of geese (P > 0.05),while the keeping loss in thigh muscle of Wugang bronze geese was significantly lower than that of other three types of geese (P < 0.05).2) The contents of Fe,Mg and K in muscle of Wugang bronze geese were significantly higher than those of Sichuan white geese and Tianfu meat geese (P < 0.05).3) The contents of Asp,Glu,Ala,Val and Lys in muscle of Wugang bronze geese were significantly higher than those of Sichuan white geese and Wuchuan geese (P <0.01),the contents of Cys and Phe in muscle of Wugang bronze geese were significantly higher than those of other three types of geese (P < 0.01),and there were no significant differences in the contents of Cys and Phe in muscle among the 4 types of geese (P > 0.05).4) The muscle myristic acid content of Wugang bronze geese was significantly higher than that of other three types of geese (P <0.01),the hypogaeic acid content was significantly higher than that of Wuchuan geese (P <0.01),the linolenic acid content was significantly higher than that of Wuchuan geese (P < 0.05),and the eicosenoic acid content was significantly higher than that of Tianfu meat geese (P < 0.01).5) The muscle fiber density of Wugang bronze geese was significantly higher than that of Sichuan white geese and Wuchuan geese (P <0.05),but there was no significant difference in muscle fiber diameter among the 4 types of geese (P >0.05).Based on the results of the experiment,it is concluded that the flavor and meat quality of Wugang bronze geese are better than those of Wuchuan geese,Sichuan white geese and Tianfu meat geese.