The Surface Color Measurement of Major Tissues of Silky Fowls and White Leghorns

Abstract

This report concerns the surface color of major organs of the silky fowl and white leghorn chicken as measured by a color analyser. Although it is obvious that organs of the silky fowl look darker than those of the white leghorn, the color measurement of these organs has not yet been reported. The authors found that color differences between silky fowls and white leghorns were significant in lung, brain, skin, and gluteal muscle. But the surface color of kidney and cardiac muscle of the two groups of fowl was not significantly different. The present data were represented in color charts.