ArticleHeliyon2022
Growth performance and carcass traits of two commercial broiler strains fed diet supplemented with essential oils.
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- Effects of Fermented Soybean Meal Supplementation on Growth, Carcass Quality, and Intestinal Morphology in Ross 308 and Indian River Broilers.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Herbal extract dietary supplementation effect on growth performance and meat quality in broiler raised under two stocking densities.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
The current study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of using essential oils (EOs) on growth, carcass, and meat quality traits of two commercial broiler strains raised to 35 days of age. A total of 384 chicks were obtained upon hatching from a local hatchery (192 Indian River and 192 Hubbard). Birds were allocated randomly according to their strain into three groups: control, EOs, and EOs grower. Body weight was recorded at the beginning of the trial and then at the end of each phase diet as well as for the feed intake. Sixteen birds from the combination of each strain-essential oil were chosen randomly to evaluate carcass characteristics at the end. Hubbard consumed more feed during the grower stage (p = 0.02) and overall (p = 0.002) compared to Indian River. Carcass cuts percentages were affected by strain (p < 0.01). Shear force was lower for the Hubbard (p = 0.002). Essential oils showed a significant effect on cooking loss (p = 0.03). A significant strain by essential oil interactions was obtained for cooking loss, shear force, and meat redness (color coordinate ∗a) Cooking loss was greater for the Indian river with the EOs grower treatment. Briefly, growth and carcass traits were affected by strain. The inclusion of EOs had slightly improved meat quality traits.
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