Effects of an Essential Oil Mixture Added to Drinking Water for Temperature-Stressed Broilers: Performance, Meat Quality, and Thiobarbituric Acid-Reactive Substances

Autor: Emre Tekce, Bülent Bayraktar, K. Cinar, Mehmet Gül, Çiğdem Takma
Přispěvatelé: Ege Üniversitesi, Bayburt Üniversitesi, Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Fizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Bölümü, Bayraktar, Bülent
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Applied Poultry Research, Vol 29, Iss 1, Pp 77-84 (2020)
Popis: This study investigated the effects of an essential oil mixture (EOM; Eucalyptus globulus labill, Tymus vulgaris, Cymbopogon nardus, and Syzgium aromaticum) added to drinking water on temperature-stressed broilers. the performance parameters (body weight, average daily weight, feed intake, and feed conversion ratio), meat quality, and thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS) were evaluated. in a 42-d study, 400 Ross-308 male chickens (1-d-old) were randomly assigned to 8 different groups (n = 50), each containing 4 subgroups (n = 8) (22.C Control (C), C + 250 mL/1,000 L, C + 500 mL/1,000 L, C + 750 mL/1,000 L), 36. C (stress control (SC), SC + 250 mL/1,000 L, SC + 500 mL/1,000 L, SC + 750 mL/1,000 L). Adding 750 mL/1,000 L at 22 degrees C and 250 mL/1,000 L at 36 degrees C was more beneficial to the fattening performance parameters than those in the control group. EOM reduced liver weight but increased abdominal fat in the SEOM-250 groups but did not affect other organ weights. EOM had no effect on the TBARS or the b* color parameter while it augmented the a* and L* coordinates of meat color.
scientific research projects commission of Bayburt University, Bayburt, Turkey [2017/02-69001-01]
This study was funded and supported by the scientific research projects commission of Bayburt University, Bayburt, Turkey (Project code: 2017/02-69001-01). This study was approved by the ethics committee of Ataturk University Veterinary Faculty (22.02.2018/2/24).
Databáze: OpenAIRE