Ghungroo (GR) is a native pig breed which is mainly reared by the tribes of Duars Valley and allied zone in India. Higher prolificacy, faster growth rate, consumers preference and adaptability to low managemental input are some of the excellent characteristics exhibited by this breed. To assess the breeds performance more comprehensively, the research work had been planned to evaluate the slaughter performance and meat quality of GR pigs. The same parameters were also considered in Large White Yorkshire (LWY) pigs for a comparative study between these two breeds. In terms of slaughter...

In India, consumer preference for broiler meat is affecting the marketing of spent hens. Consumers now-a-days prefer selective cuts like breast, leg pieces etc. This has resulted in increased availability of low value bony cuts like back, neck and wings which are uneconomical to use because of lower meat yield and more requirement of labour. Significant amount of lean meat is left over in spite of careful manual deboning of chicken. So different bony cuts and whey, the major by products of poultry processing and dairy industry respectively are not used properly in food products in India....