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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2020

Effects of Microencapsulated Blend of Organic Acids and Essential Oils as a Feed Additive on Quality of Chicken Breast Meat.

Alessandro Stamilla, Nunziatina Russo, Antonino Messina, Carmine Spadaro, Antonio Natalello, Cinzia Caggia, Cinzia L Randazzo, Massimiliano Lanza

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Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Alessandro StamillaDepartment of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Via Valdisavoia, 5, 95123 Catania, Italy.
Nunziatina RussoDepartment of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Via Valdisavoia, 5, 95123 Catania, Italy.
Antonino MessinaDVM consultant poultry specialists, Via Cava Gucciardo Pirato, 12, 97015 Modica, Italy.
Carmine SpadaroDepartment of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Via Valdisavoia, 5, 95123 Catania, Italy.
Antonio NatalelloDepartment of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Via Valdisavoia, 5, 95123 Catania, Italy.
Cinzia CaggiaDepartment of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Via Valdisavoia, 5, 95123 Catania, Italy.
Cinzia L RandazzoDepartment of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Via Valdisavoia, 5, 95123 Catania, Italy.
Massimiliano LanzaDepartment of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Via Valdisavoia, 5, 95123 Catania, Italy.
University of Catania · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present study aims to investigate the effect of dietary supplementation based on a blend of microencapsulated organic acids (sorbic and citric) and essential oils (thymol and vanillin) on chicken meat quality. A total of 420 male Ross 308 chicks were randomly assigned to two dietary treatments: the control group was fed with conventional diet (CON), while the other group received the control diet supplemented with 0.5% of a microencapsulated blend of organic acids and essential oils (AVI). In breast meat samples, intramuscular fat content and saturated/polyunsaturated fatty acids ratio were reduced by AVI supplementation (p < 0.05). Moreover, atherogenic (p < 0.01) and thrombogenic (p < 0.05) indices were lower in AVI than CON treatment. AVI raw meat showed a lower density of psychrotrophic bacteria (p < 0.05) at an initial time, and higher loads of enterococci after 4 days of refrigerated storage (p < 0.05). No contamination of Listeria spp., Campylobacter spp., and Clostridium spp. was found. TBARS values of the cooked meat were lower in the AVI treatment compared to CON (p < 0.01). Among colour parameters, a*, b* and C* values increased between 4 and 7 days of storage in AVI cooked meat (p < 0.05). Overall, organic acids and essential oils could improve the quality and shelf-life of poultry meat.

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essential oilsfeed additivemeat qualitymeat shelf-lifeorganic acidspoultry meat

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PMID32272803
PMCPMC7222737
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