This study aimed to survey the data collected from several commercial broiler farms in Akre region in order to evaluate the live body weight, carcass traits and their cuts, also to compare commercial projects of poultry in different farms in order to determine the best farm for rearing poultry. Statistical analysis was accomplished using the programme of Statistical Analysis System (SAS), also pairwise correlations among studied traits were determined.At 42 days of age, broilers' live body weight, and dressing percentage averaged 2276.50 g, and 76.52 percent, respectively, and the differences between the 4 farms used in this study were significant in all the mentioned traits. The differences in breast, thigh, back, neck and wing percentages were significant due to the farm and their averages were 36.75%, 25.21%, 18.78%, 5.82% and 8.19% respectively. The lymphoid organs including spleen % and bursa % were averaged 0.155% and 0.179% respectively, and the differences in all the lymphoid traits according to farm were significant. The higher coefficient of correlation (0.78) obtained between breast % and back % and was very highly significant, while the negative and higher value (-0.83) calculated between live body weight and back % and also was very highly significant. It can be concluded that a significant difference was found in all studied traits which may be due to differences in some factors including rearing system. Some of the correlations between each pair of studied traits were positive and highly significant, so to improve some traits, the breeder can focus on measuring other related traits.
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