본 연구는 감귤 부산물 첨가 사료를 급여한 토종닭 고기의 이화학적 특성 및 기호도를 파악하기 위하여 실시하였다. 토종닭은 감귤 부산물을 급여하지 않고 산란계 배합 사료로 39주령까지 사육한 것(T0구), 그리고 17주령부터 감귤 부산물을 급여한 것(T1구)으로 나누어 각각 54마리씩 3반복 사육하였다. T1구의 사료는 16주령까지 T0구와 동일하고, $17{sim}39$주령에는 T0구에 감귤 부산물을 4% 첨가하여 제조하였다. 토종닭($1.30{pm}0.5kg$) 고기는 도계 후 냉장 2일째 실험에 이용하였다. 가슴살 빛 다리살의 명도($L^*$), 적색도($a^*$), 황색도($b^*$), 보수력, 동결 감량, 해동 감량 및 가열 감량은 모두 감귤 부산물 급여에 의한 유의적 차이가 없었다. 물성에 있어서 탄성, 응집성, 뭉침성 및 씹힘성은 가슴살과 다리살 모두 감귤 부산물 급여에 의한 유의적 차이가 없었으나, 경도와 전단력은 감귤 부산물을 급여한 T1구가 유의하게 낮았다(p<0.05). 산가 및 과산화물가는 T0구보다 T1구가 다소 낮게 나타났으나 유의적 차이가 아니었다. 항산화력은 T0구보다 T1구가 좋은 현상을 보였다. 생육의 관능적 색깔 및 냄새는 T0구와 T1구의 차이가 없었으나 가열육의 기호성은 T1구가 유의하게 (p<0.05) 우수하여 감귤 부산물의 급여 효과가 있었다.
In this study, the effects of feed containing citrus byproducts on the physicochemical characteristics and palatability of Korean native chickens were investigated. The Korean native chickens used in this study were divided into two groups: T0 (chickens that were not fed citrus byproducts until they were 39 weeks old) and T1 (chickens that were fed citrus byproducts). The feed given to the T1 chickens was the same as that given to the T0 chickens for the first 16 weeks. Between weeks $17{sim}39$, the feed given to the T1 chickens was prepared by adding 4% of the citrus byproducts to the feed given to the T0 chickens. The chickens used in the experiment were chilled for 2 days after being sacrificed. The feed containing citrus byproducts did not cause any statistically significant differences in the breast and thigh characteristics of lightness ($L^*$ value), redness ($a^*$ value), yellowness ($b^*$ value), water-holding capacity, frozen loss, thawing loss and boiling loss. As for the rheological properties, there was no statistically meaningful difference in the breast/thigh characteristics of springiness, cohesiveness, gumminess, and chewiness between the T0 and T1 chickens. However, hardness and shear force were significantly lower in the T1 chickens than in the T0 chickens (p<0.05). The acid and peroxide values were also lower in the T1 chickens than in the T0 chickens, but the difference was not statistically significant. Antioxidant activity was better in the T1 chickens than in the T0 chickens. Thus, the results of the present study show that consumption of citrus byproducts did not affect the color and smell of raw meat. The palatability of boiled meat was significantly better in the T1 chickens than in the T0 chickens.
