Productive Performance, Physiological Responses, Carcass Traits, and Meat Quality of Broiler Chickens Fed Quinoa Seeds
Productive Performance, Physiological Responses, Carcass Traits, and Meat Quality of Broiler Chickens Fed Quinoa Seeds
Ahmed M. Elbaz*, Engy F. Zaki, Morsy A. S.
ABSTRACT
The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of feeding quinoa seeds as a source of energy and protein on performance, blood metabolite, and meat quality in broiler chickens. A total of four hundred and eighty 1-day-old Ross 308 chicks were randomly divided into four experimental groups: Control (CON), 5% of quinoa seeds (QS5), 10% of quinoa seeds (QS10), and 15% of quinoa seeds (QS15) groups. Results indicated that increasing inclusion levels of QS improved body weight gain, feed conversion ratio, and crude protein digestibility of broiler chickens. Including quinoa seeds significantly increased carcass dressing and decreased ( P < 0.05) abdominal fat content. Plasma triglyceride, LDL, creatinine, and uric acid levels were lower (P<0.05) in the birds fed QS supplementation, while HDL was significantly higher. Saturated fatty acid content and shear force value (more tender) were reduced (P<0.05) while increasing the levels of quinoa inclusion in broiler diets. It can be concluded that QS dietary supplementation would be recommended as a feasible approach to improve productive performance, nutrient digestibility, blood metabolite, and meat quality of broiler chickens.
Keywords | Quinoa, Broilers, Performance, Nutrient digestibility, Fatty acids, Meat quality
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