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ArticlePoultry science2026

Dietary inclusion of extruded flaxseed-pulse mixture increases the content of omega-3 fatty acids in broiler chicken meat.

Bishnu Prasad Bhattarai, Chi Yu, Chao-Wei Huang, Elijah G Kiarie, Jai-Wei Lee

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Bishnu Prasad BhattaraiDepartment of Tropical Agriculture and International Cooperation, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, 01 Shuefu Road, Neipu, Neipu, Pingtung 91201, Taiwan; Department of Poultry Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
Chi YuDepartment of Animal Science, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan.
Chao-Wei HuangDepartment of Tropical Agriculture and International Cooperation, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, 01 Shuefu Road, Neipu, Neipu, Pingtung 91201, Taiwan.
Elijah G KiarieDepartment of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON NIG 2W1, Canada.
Jai-Wei LeeDepartment of Tropical Agriculture and International Cooperation, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, 01 Shuefu Road, Neipu, Neipu, Pingtung 91201, Taiwan. Electronic address: joeylee@mail.npust.edu.tw.

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The effects of extruded flaxseed-pulse mixture (LinPRO-24) on growth performance, tissue fatty acid composition, carcass traits, and meat quality in broilers were investigated. A total of 540-day-old male 308 Ross chicks were placed in pens (30 chicks/pen) and allocated to three diets (n = 6) in a completely randomized design. The diets were: CON (basal corn-soybean meal diet); LPA (CON+2.5% LinPRO-24); and LPB (CON+ 5.0% LinPRO-24). Diets were isocaloric and isonitrogenous, formulated for starter (day 1-10), grower (day 11-24), and finisher (day 24-34). Feed intake and body weight (BW) were recorded daily, and mortalities as they occurred to calculate average daily gain (AWG) and FCR. On day 34, visceral organs, breast tissue, and leg tissue were sampled. The CON group exhibited higher overall BW, AWG, and AFI than LPB (P < 0.05). Breast and leg tissues of birds fed LPB had the highest concentration of Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) and total ω-3 PUFA followed by LPA; both had a higher ALA concentration than the CON group (P < 0.05). Thus, the ω-6:ω-3 ratio in these tissues was lower for LPA and LPB groups (P < 0.05). Additionally, both LPA and LPB groups had lower Docosatetraenoic acid (DTA, C22:4 ω-6), higher Docosapentaenoic acid (DPA, C22:5 ω-3) and total PUFA content, resulting in a reduced SFA:PUFA ratio in leg tissue compared with the CON group (P < 0.05). However, LPB negatively affected the water-holding capacity (WHC) in breast meat compared with the CON and in leg tissue compared with LPA treatment (P < 0.05). Moreover, LPB increased muscle hardness and gumminess in the breast compared with the CON group (P < 0.05), thereby negatively affecting meat textural qualities. Overall, both LPA and LPB diets increased the ω-3 PUFA content in poultry meat, thereby reducing the ω-6:ω-3 ratio. However, the current study suggests that the use of LinPRO-24 at 2.5% may be more appropriate for improving the fatty acid profile of broiler meat without compromising production performance and meat quality.

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ChickensFatty Acids, Omega-3FlaxMeatAnimal FeedAnimal Nutritional Physiological PhenomenaAnimalsDietDietary SupplementsMaleRandom AllocationFatty Acids, Omega-3Broiler, meat qualityFatty acidFlaxseedGrowth performance

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PMCPMC13068547

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