Dietary supplementation with natural antioxidants: assessment of growth performance and meat quality in broiler chickens

• DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2023.103421
• Publication Date: 2024-01-03T23:47:09Z
• Authors: Andrea Serra; Giulia Foggi; Arianna Buccioni; Roxana E. Amarie; Sara Tinagli; Federica Scicutella; Laura Casarosa; Giulia Secci; Alberto Mantino; Marcello Mele; Federica Mannelli
• Keywords: Lipid Oxidation

Exposure to air and light lowers the meat quality of chickens, which is mainly determined by color alteration accumulation detrimental products from lipid oxidation. This study tests effects 2 supplements rich in polyphenols, Oxilem (OX) OxiGem (OG), on broiler Ross 308 performance comparison a control group (C). A total 105 one-day-old male chicks were allocated 21 pens randomly assigned 1 3 treatments. The trial lasted 42 d. Individual live weight feed intake per pen recorded. Proximate analysis, color, cholesterol content oxidation (COPs), fatty acids (FAs), volatile aldehydes profile, secondary FAs determined, with analyses for detecting oxidative alterations conducted breast burgers preserved 7 d at 4°C. Birds fed OG grew g/d more than those receiving OX, reaching higher final weight. After slaughtering, OX had yellow index compared C. exposure, influence parameters was significantly less pronounced that Secondary not affected diet regimens. In addition, exhibited lower amounts aldehydes, triol COPs. These results confirm effectiveness supplementation against inclusion level used this trial.