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  • Title: The effect of the scaleless gene, sc, on growth performance and carcass composition of broilers.
    Author: Somes RG, Johnson S.
    Journal: Poult Sci; 1982 Mar; 61(3):414-23. PubMed ID: 7088797.
    Abstract:
    Two experiments were conducted in which featherless broilers (scaleless, sc/sc) were compared with feathered broilers for growth and body composition characteristics at environmental temperatures of 22, 34, and 38 C. The sc gene reduces growth and efficiency at 22 C but at 38 C the sc/sc broilers gain more, eat more, and are more efficient than feathered broilers. They achieve greater live, New York dressed, and eviscerated weights and consistently have greater eviscerated yields. The sc/sc broilers have more protein and mineral content and less fat than the feathered broilers.
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