ArticleLife (Basel, Switzerland)2026
Interactive Effects of Dietary Guanidinoacetic Acid and Energy Density on Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, Meat Quality, and Heat Stress Tolerance in Broilers.
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Abstract
Guanidinoacetic acid (GAA), a natural precursor of creatine, plays a pivotal role in cellular energy metabolism. This study investigated the effects of dietary GAA supplementation at varying levels (0, 0.6, and 1.2 g/kg) combined with standard or reduced (-100 kcal/kg) dietary energy on growth performance, carcass characteristics, meat quality, and heat stress tolerance (during the finisher phase) in broiler chickens. A total of 360 one-day-old male Ross-308 broiler chicks were randomly allocated to 36 floor pens in a 3 × 2 factorial arrangement under a completely randomized design. Six treatments with six replicates, each having 10 birds, were evaluated over 35 days. Growth performance parameters were recorded weekly. On day 35, samples were collected for carcass characteristics (dressing percentage, breast and thigh yield, and organ weights), meat quality analysis (drip loss, cooking loss, and color parameters), and heat stress response. The heat stress response (panting frequency) was recorded during the finisher phase of the trial. GAA supplementation at 1.2 g/kg significantly (
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