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¹ Tarım İl Müdürlüğü, Yayın Daire Başkanlığı -ANKARA
² Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi, Veteriner Fakültesi, Zootekni Anabilim Dalı-AFYONKARAHİSAR - This study was conducted to determine the slaughter and carcass traits and the effects of sex on these traits of native geese reared in extensive conditions in Mu province. A total of 41 goose (17 male and 24 female) which were 8-10 months of age were used. The means of weights for slaughter, cold carcass, head, feet, heart, liver, gizzard and spleen were 3968.6, 2678.7, 172.1, 131.4, 38.6, 69.3, 144.3, 2.28 g for males, and 3212.2, 2047.6, 138.5, 113.0, 24.8, 76.3, 142.2, 2.18 g for females, respectively. Significant phenotypic correlation coefficients were calculated between slaughter weight with feather, head and feet weights in both sex groups, and between carcass weight with feather and feet weight in only male geese. Slaughter weight was posisitively related with heart and gizzard weights in males, but carcass weight was negatively related with liver weight in females (r= -0.45). In conclusion, the results of obtained in this study indicated that meat yield was lower in geese reared extensively in Mu province than those of reared in other provinces the slaughter and carcass traits and the phenotypic correlations among those of traits were affected by sex. Keywords : Goose, Sex, Slaughter traits, Carcass traits