The aim of the study was to determine the effect of free-range raising system on production results/
and carcass and meat quality of broiler chickens aged 42 days, using fast growing Ross 308 line.
/Day-old chicks were randomly assigned to two groups,/ 120 birds in each./ Group I throughout
rearing remained indoors on deep litter while Group II was kept at free range./ Production results,/
carcass quality,/ physico-chemical traits of breast and leg muscles (pH15min and pH24h,/ L*a*b* colour
space,/ water-holding capacity, /drip loss, /thermal loss,/ and shear force) /were determined. /Housing system affected the rearing performance of birds./ Higher body weight and lower mortality were characteristic of Group I./ Rearing system had no effect on dressing percentage,/carcass colour and carcass quality./ The majority of physico-chemical parameters of breast and leg muscles were similar in both groups./