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The options are:
- If the bird grew up on a farm or some kind of village, then it may well be clean. For the owners of the turkey probably fed it with clean food and did not stuff it with preparations for rapid growth.
- Well, if the turkey was grown in a special factory, then it probably contains both hormones and antibiotics. The larger the turkey, the more expensive it can be sold. This is the kind of business.
Hence the conclusion - first find out where the turkey is from. Better yet, grow it yourself. Then you will be 100 percent sure that there is nothing harmful in the turkey. And then, with pleasure, you will eat the bird with some kind of side dish with your family.
On the territory of Russia, rather strict requirements are imposed on poultry factories: not to use hormonal drugs for growth. And bona fide large factories adhere to this rule, because violation of the law threatens with huge fines or even closure. As for antibiotics, they are, of course, used. With so many turkeys, chickens, diseases and infections cannot be avoided by another method. But there is one caveat: antibiotics stop injecting about a week before the slaughter of the poultry, veterinarians say that this time is enough for the antibiotics to be eliminated from the body. Therefore, it is better to buy a domestic turkey, chicken, or whatever. Because the importing countries ignore the bans and actively use growth hormones and other drugs, it’s still not for yourself. That's why overseas chickens and turkeys grow up like moose, and then we get sick.
Sometimes people wonder: why is antibiotic allergy in children who have never been treated with antibiotics before? And then they are terribly surprised when allergists establish in children an allergy to these drugs associated with the use of chicken or turkey meat.
But in fact, it is indeed so - tiny chickens are being given antibiotics to prevent infectious diseases even in incubators. Veterinarians are afraid of salmonellosis and other infections, which are accompanied by diarrhea, and therefore lead to the death of chickens and turkey poults. And later, sick chickens and turkeys are also treated or antibiotics are administered for prophylaxis.
And also quot; stuffedquot; chickens and turkeys with hormonal drugs - estradiol, testosterone and others - for rapid growth and weight gain. All this is observed in large poultry farms.
And on peasant farms and farmers, poultry meat is practically safe. If the birds are kept in a clean, warm poultry house, graze freely in the warm season, and nothing is added to their food except vitamins, then their meat is not dangerous in terms of allergies for children. We buy turkeys, chickens, ducks and geese from trusted farmers. We don’t buy imported meat at all.
If the turkey was raised in a poultry farm, then for sure, especially antibiotics. Small farms now also do not disdain antibiotics, at the expense of hormones, I think, selectively, maybe you can find those who do not use. But if you buy a homemade turkey on the market, then here it is, the most likely is that there is no quot; chemistryquot; in the meat.
But, of course, not a guarantee. Since they say that now some villagers grow separately for themselves (and then the meat is really without quot; chemistryquot;), and separately - for sale.
It's the same with chicken.
Now turkey meat they are also grown here in Russia. Better to buy turkey from small poultry farms or farmers. They are much less likely to use antibiotics. As for imported turkey meat, there is no doubt about it. On all western large farms antibiotics are usedbecause they don't want to lose profits. And for export it is not a pity to sell such meat. And then people wonder why the flu has become more and more complicated or why there are more allergies. Yes, because poultry meat and not only (it is the most popular simply) is stuffed with all sorts of chemicals.
It is not a rumor that turkey meat contains antibiotics - this is the laws of the market. After all, if one bird gets sick, then all the others will also get sick, and this is a big loss. Hormones are mainly used by American farmers and companies. They have it allowed.
It all depends on whether such a turkey was raised in a poultry farm or on a private farm. The poultry farm is fed antibiotics and hormones to help them grow faster. And homemade turkey is much healthier, because it is grown on natural feed.
Complete nonsense about quot; natural feedquot; What makes you think that private farms do not give antibiotics and hormones? At poultry farms, at least scientifically based doses, and Aunt Glasha, who sells ten heads a day, reads everything on the labels and fills in the same hormones and antibiotics, having no idea about the rate of excretion of this Mr. from meat. And she does not have laboratories and schedules for taking material for examination. And if necessary, Uncle Vasya comes to her veterinarian with a bottle in his pocket, puts quot; diagnosisquot; and prescribes medications. Are you very satisfied with our medicine? Do you know some great doctors who care a lot about your health? Now imagine the level of education of those who treat our younger brothers ... What are the salaries of veterinarians more? Of course, I do not want to generalize, there are probably private farms, where they take material for examination in accordance with schedules and, depending on the results, animals receive certain additives in the right doses and use long-term developments, but how to determine where there is order, and where is he not? In general, buying ANY MEAT - we buy a "pig in a poke". And I, for example, have already come to terms with this and stopped running around outlets in search of quot; naturalquot; meat. Nowadays, the pursuit of profit by any means cannot be trusted to anyone, and the principle more expensive means better, often leads to the usual scam of buyers. If you want something natural, grow it yourself!
If you buy poultry meat, including turkey, in a store, be sure that both hormones and antibiotics are present in it. It is good if these are only steroid hormones available, including in the human body, - estradiol, progesterone, testosterone. For years, many manufacturers have been using synthetic ones to accelerate growth - trenbolone acetate, progestin, melengestrol acetate and zeranol. And although Russia has a law that prohibits the use of animal hormones in poultry farming, unscrupulous producers simply prefer to pay fines.
As for antibiotics ... they are given to birds to protect them from diseases, including those caused by unsanitary conditions. It is known that 80% of all existing antibiotics are used in agriculture. Now more and more people are writing that the meat we buy in supermarkets is contaminated with antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
What to do in this situation, because neither small farms, nor the largest poultry farms can guarantee the absence of all these additives in their products. There is still hope for organic products: finally, companies that take care of their customers have begun to appear, their products are undergoing strict control and at least a small hope is placed on them, and not on the mass market.
Turkey meat, if the poultry was raised in a poultry farm, contains both antibiotics and hormones.
The bird in the poultry farm is fed with compound feeds that contain quot; seriousquot; ingredients that make it possible to grow a turkey 17-22 weeks before slaughter weight.
But keeping turkeys at home, they grow to slaughter weight over a longer period.
In order to avoid mortality among young and adult birds, they are periodically drunk with antibiotics, which are not completely removed from the bird's body in such a short period of time.
If you look at the weight of turkeys that are grown in poultry farms, it is several times greater than the weight of poultry.
Why am I saying all this - and to the fact that if you buy turkey meat, it is better in those who are engaged in growing them at home. Their turkeys use at least less chemistry with feed and medicines. Everything is very expensive for a villager. In the village, turkeys feed more on grain and grass.
I buy turkey meat quite often, in the store they say that from the farm, I think all the same there they use all these growth hormones and for weight gain, as well as antibiotics, since the supply of turkey meat is regular and they sell a lot, which means the farm is not small, there is a lot of infection in such a large farm.
Useful properties of chicken
Chicken meat
Chicken meat is less fatty than other meats (beef or pork) and is much easier for the body to digest. Chicken meat contains animal protein, which is important for our body. Indeed, due to a lack of protein, the tone of the body decreases, the condition of hair and nails worsens, muscle mass decreases and human health as a whole worsens.
In addition to protein, chicken meat contains B vitamins, which have a positive effect on the immune and nervous system. As well as magnesium, iron, zinc and various enzymes. The presence of glutamine helps to build muscle mass, so athletes cannot do without chicken in their diet. Protein food is a key food for people who play sports. A huge amount of nutrients in a truly dietary product.
What harm can chicken meat do?
Chicken legs
Unfortunately, all the described useful properties concern only homemade chicken... Store-bought chicken can be much more harmful than good. Many companies feed chickens with hormones and antibiotics to help them grow faster and gain weight. An excess of such hormones in a woman's body threatens with hormonal disruption, and the use of such chicken by men
can even lead to infertility. Harmful substances accumulate as much as possible in chicken legs, wings are less dangerous from this point of view. But still, if you want to get only the benefits of chicken meat, it is better to choose homemade chicken, which was fed with good food and was not "stuffed" with hormones.
100 grams of boiled chicken: 170 kcal, proteins - 25 g, fats - 7.5 g.
Useful properties of turkey meat
Turkey meat
As in chicken, turkey meat contains a large amount of protein and various trace elements. The high sodium content ensures normal metabolic processes in the body. Calcium will benefit the bones, and for its iron content, turkey is recommended for people with anemia. Turkey meat even has a "hormone of happiness" - endorphin, so this is what people with depression, as well as insomnia, need. Turkey meat is digested by almost 99 percent, therefore it is considered the number one of all poultry breeds.
The harm of turkey meat
Healthy turkey meat
A turkey cannot do any harm to the body if the meat is fresh and properly cooked. It cannot be argued that store-bought turkey meat does not contain antibiotics and hormones, but it is known that turkey has the worst tolerance to them compared to chicken and is more likely to get sick from such an improper feed. It can be concluded that turkey may be a safer product for the human body than chicken.
100 grams of boiled turkey: 195 kcal, protein - 25 g, fat -10.5 g
To successfully solve the problems of further increasing the productivity of poultry and obtaining 280-300 eggs from each layer per year in poultry farming, antibiotics, vitamins, bacterial and tissue preparations, trace elements, synthetic growth substances, tranquilizers, including such biologically active substances as hormonal drugs.
The possibilities of poultry productivity in optimal conditions of feeding and keeping are far from being fully manifested. In chickens, there are over 3600 eggs in the ovary, of which, with the maximum egg cell, about 1500 eggs mature throughout their life. Consequently, poultry has the potential to produce significantly more produce than we receive. A more complete use of the physiological reserves of poultry productivity in industrial technology largely depends on the correct organization of selection and breeding work, full-fledged balanced feeding and rational use of biological and chemical preparations.
Hormonal drugs and their analogs are not widely used in poultry farming. Only a few of them are used mainly to shorten the growth and maturation of young animals, as well as to stimulate egg production. With the help of hormonal preparations, the productivity of the bird is increased by eliminating such unfavorable factors as the incubation instinct, cackling, molting, which inhibit egg-laying.
The effectiveness of the use of hormonal stimulants in poultry farming is influenced by many factors, in particular the physiological state of the body, the species, sex and age of the bird, the balance of feeding, the type, dose and frequency of administration of drugs, etc. The introduction of stimulating drugs during the period of intensive egg production is less effective than before or at the beginning of this period. At 2 months of age, the drugs have a greater effect on the growth and development of poultry than at 3-4 months. In males, the live weight increases 1.5-2 times faster than in females. The breed factor also matters. The greatest increase in weight gain is caused by biostimulants in chickens of the Plymouth Rock, Leghorn, and Rhode Island breeds. In beef breeds, the increase in weight gain under the influence of stimulants is insignificant.
Of the hormonal drugs used in the poultry industry, some hormones of the female reproductive glands and their analogues (estradiol dipropionate, progesterone, etc.), pituitary hormones (ocytocin), thyroid drugs and other substances should be mentioned.
Estradiol dipropionate - a synthetic estrogenic drug. It is a white crystalline powder, readily soluble in vegetable oils and alcohol. Available in ampoules of 1 ml in the form of a 0.1% oil solution. The drug has a high activity, delayed and prolonged action. In doses of 2-30 U / g of live weight, it accelerates the growth rate of young poultry, especially in the first 20-30 days after administration. As a result of the use of estradiol dipropionate in chickens, the number of maturing follicles in the ovaries increases by 18.1-49.5%, the periods of sexual development of pullet hens are significantly reduced, the number of layers increases by 50-80%. It was established by the method of biological control that within 40 days from the moment of administration, this drug is completely excreted from the body and is not detected in meat and organs of birds.
Progesterone - a synthetic preparation of the corpus luteum hormone. It is a white crystalline powder, soluble in oils, alcohol, ether. Available in ampoules of 1 ml in the form of a 0.5-1-2.5% oil solution.
When administered intramuscularly at a dose of 30 mg per head in chickens, it causes forced molting, which, as is known, is of practical importance in poultry farming. At a dose of 5 mg / kg of live weight, progesterone interrupts the incubation instinct. In turkeys, with 2-3 times subcutaneous injection every other day at a dose of 0.03 g per head, it stops coughing.In the literature, there is information that progesterone changes the permeability of the cell membranes of the protein part of the oviduct, contributing to the infiltration of proteins from the blood serum. This has a positive effect on increasing the amount of protein and egg mass.
According to A. Hennig, in poultry (chickens, ducks, turkeys), the use of gestagenic drugs, in particular 8-16 g of chlormadinone acetate per ton of feed, suppresses early egg-laying when the eggs are not yet suitable for incubation.
To stimulate the growth of chickens, it is possible to use the anabolic steroid dianabol. With an injection of 0.2 mg / kg of live weight of this drug, the average daily weight gain of chickens increases by 19%.
Ovogen - a combined preparation consisting of progesterone, vitamins and antibiotics. Distinguish between ovogen-1 and ovogen-2 (Bulgaria).
Ovogen-1 contains 0.05 g of progesterone, 0.05 vitamin A, 0.05 vitamin D3, 0.015 vitamin E, 1 g of hydroxytetracycline hydrochloric in the form of a suspension in 45 ml of sunflower oil and a solution of vitamin B12 (300 μg in a separate 5 ml ampoule). Before use, the contents of both ampoules are mixed. The resulting mixture in the form of an emulsion is injected intramuscularly at a dose of 1 ml / kg of live weight. Ovogen-1 is used to suppress the brooding instinct in chickens, to combat pecking, and also to stimulate egg production.
Ovogen-2 contains 0.03 g of progesterone, 0.18 vitamin A, 0.0175 vitamin D3, 0.03 vitamin E, 2.25 g of hydroxytetracycline hydrochloric in the form of a suspension in 80 ml of sunflower oil and a solution of vitamin B12 (60 μg in a separate ampoule for K) ml). After mixing the contents of the ampoules, the drug is administered intramuscularly at a dose of 1 ml / kg of live weight of the bird. Ovogen-2 stimulates egg production, prevents pecking in birds. Preventive treatment with ovogen-2 in spring and summer shortens the molting period. Under the influence of ovogen-1 and ovogen-2, the function of the ovaries is stimulated and the productivity of the bird increases by 10-15%. At the same time, the amount of protein and the average weight of eggs increase, the content of carotene in the yolk increases, and the strength of the shell increases.
It is recommended to use ovogen-1 and ovogen-2 by a single subcutaneous injection in chickens aged 7-10 months. If necessary, after 2.5-3 months, the treatment of birds is repeated.
Serum of the blood of pregnant mares - a preparation obtained from the blood of pregnant mares. FFA is produced in ampoules or vials. FFA contains follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), which regulates the growth and development of ovarian follicles, luteinizing hormone (LH), which stimulates follicle maturation and ovulation. In poultry practice, FFA can be used for hormonal stimulation of the growth of young birds and egg-laying of laying hens. A single intramuscular injection of 2 ml (160 IU) FFA per head increases the egg production of laying hens by 5-10%, and pullets by 10-24%. FFA is also used to suppress the incubation instinct in birds. A single subcutaneous injection of 360 IU FFA on the head inhibits the incubation instinct in 92.5% of geese, and repeated treatment (after 5-7 days) in another 5.6%. Oviposition in birds after treatment resumes after 10-13 days. As a result of the use of FFA in geese, not only the manifestation of the incubation instinct ceases and egg-laying resumes, but also the loss of live weight is significantly reduced.
Ocytocin - a synthetic drug similar in physiological effect to the natural hormone of the neurohypophysis - ocytocin. B. 1 ml of ocytocin contains 5 IU. In the practice of poultry farming, ocytocin is used when egg-laying is delayed (no more than 4 days). Chickens are injected intramuscularly with 2 IU of the drug per head.
Pituitrin - extract of neurohypophysis taken from cattle. The drug contains the hormones ocytocin and vasopressin. Available in 1 ml ampoules and in the form of a grayish powder. 1 mg of dry preparation contains 1 IU. In the poultry industry, pituitrin is used as an effective remedy for difficult egg-laying. The drug is administered intramuscularly once, for chickens - 0.5-0.7 ml, for ducks and geese - 1-1.5 ml.
Of the thyroid preparations for poultry farming is of interest protamon - iodized casein containing 3.3-3.7% thyroxine. The introduction of this drug into the diet of birds at a dose of 22 g per 100 kg of feed provides high egg productivity. After adding 0.01-0.02% protamon to the feed, the chicks develop better plumage. At a dose of 0.04% in the diet, Protamon enhances the growth of weak chickens.
Also noteworthy are other iodine-containing preparations, the use of which is associated mainly with the effect on the function of the thyroid gland. Iodine is part of the thyroxine hormone, which regulates metabolism, reproductive functions, and the development of plumage in birds. The addition of iodine (more often in the form of potassium iodide) to the diet of birds increases their egg production, weight gain, and hatchability. Particularly good results are obtained when feeding birds with iodine in areas with a lack of iodine in soil, water, plants.
According to FM Zeynalov, to improve the incubation qualities of eggs of New Hampshire and Leghorn chickens of Dutch origin, an addition to the diet of 0.04 mg of iodine per 1 kg of live weight per day is effective. 0.15 mg% of potassium iodide introduced into the diet of chickens contributes to an increase in their live weight by 3 months of age by 10.9%.
The addition of potassium iodide to the diet of laying hens at the rate of 3 mg per 1 kg of live weight can significantly increase egg production - by 4 eggs per month per laying hen and reduce the culling of weak poultry by 6%. At the same time, the meat is of higher quality. The amount of proteins in it increases by 1.7%. The optimal dose of iodine for chickens is considered to be 0.2-0.3 mg / kg of dry matter of the diet. Growing chickens (1-70 days) per 1 kg of feed should be supplemented with 0.15 mg iodine (or 0.2 mg potassium iodide).
In addition to iodized casein and potassium iodide, poultry practices use iodized table salt containing at least 0.0007% iodine.
According to S. V. Redikh and N. I. Bulavko, the stimulating effect of iodine preparations on the growth of chickens largely depends on the form in which iodine enters the body (J + or J-). They observed the most favorable effect when giving iodine chloride, where iodine has a positive charge. Chicks aged 1–63 days, receiving iodine chloride, used the feed energy more efficiently. Its consumption per 1 kg of weight gain was 15.7—20% lower than in the control. The weight gain of each chicken increased by 120-140 g. Experimental data showed that iodine chloride has a significant growth-stimulating effect, which makes it possible to recommend this preparation for practical use in broiler growing. Quite good results were also obtained when giving iodinol with food (0.25% solution of the drug at the rate of 0.1 ml / kg of live weight). The live weight of chickens increased by 15.6-16.5%.
The literature provides data from physiological experiments on the positive effect of insulin and tolbutamide on growth, nitrogen and carbohydrate metabolism in chickens.
A weekly injection of 2 U / kg of live weight of protaminezinc-insulin to broiler chickens or feeding 0.004-0.012% of the mass of tolbutamide compound feed reduces the concentration of sugar in the blood plasma and increases the glycogen content in the liver. However, the use of these drugs in poultry requires additional research.
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Honestly, with all my patience and tolerance for my parents and other relatives, they got me terribly in this topic.
In general, my Varya is still that eater. From ten months to a year and three months, Varya ate vegetables with meat (turkey) in the form of smooth puree. Then she refused. What I have not tried, what culinary delights I have not cooked. The child refused and that's it.
Then, at last, the “hungry child opposite the eating mother” technique worked, and she tasted the cutlets. I started to cook cutlets with different fillings - meat + vegetables. At the heart of the chicken fillet, less often - turkey.
Now Varya, with grief, can eat a cutlet or chop in half, she fell in love with pasta.
She does not accept veal and beef. That is, if the cutlet is made of beef, Varya will not eat it. I myself am not very fond of beef, veal and pork.
And now my relatives are simply eating out my brain. Frankly and unashamedly. Like antibiotics, hormones, etc. You poison the child. It comes to outright quarrels and conflicts, where I begin to lose control.
Maybe someone knows if there is something decent on the net about the production of chicken and turkey?
