Bilinmeyen bir ürün: Beç tavuğu

Beç tavuğu eti lezzetinin yanında üstün besin değeri ile de ünlüdür. Eti yağsızdır ve esansiyel doymamış yağ asitleri bakımından zengindir. Aynı zamanda, beç tavuğu eti diğer kanatlılar arasında en fazla proteini içerir. Yumurta ve et verimi yumurtacı yavuk ve etlik piliçlerden daha düşüktür. Afrika kıtasında milyonlarca yabani beç tavuğu bulunmasına rağmen günümüzde entansif olarak en fazla Fransa ve İtalya'da yetiştirilmektedir. Bu çalışma beç tavuklarının verim özellikleri hakkında genel bir bilgi vermek amacı ile yapılmıştır.

An unknown product; Guinea fowl

Guinea fowl is noted for nutritional qualities as well as its taste. Its meat is lean, and is rich in essential unsaturated fatty acids. At the same time, guinea fowl meat contains the most protein of all poultry. But on the other, the egg and meat production lower than layer and broiler chickens. Today, in spite of the fact that there are several million wild guinea fowl in Africa, France and Italy have undertaken intensive production programmes. This study was made to inform the general production parameters of guinea fowl.

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