scholarly journals Effects of dietary methionine on growth performance, meat quality and oxidative status of breast muscle in fast- and slow-growing broilers

2017 ◽  
Vol 96 (6) ◽  
pp. 1707-1714 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Wen ◽  
X.Y. Jiang ◽  
L.R. Ding ◽  
T. Wang ◽  
Y.M. Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Growth Performance ◽  
Meat Quality ◽  
Oxidative Status ◽  
Breast Muscle ◽  
Slow Growing

scholarly journals Dietary β-Sitosterol Improves Growth Performance, Meat Quality, Antioxidant Status, and Mitochondrial Biogenesis of Breast Muscle in Broilers

Animals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yefei Cheng ◽  
Yueping Chen ◽  
Jun Li ◽  
Hengman Qu ◽  
Yurui Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Superoxide Dismutase ◽  
Growth Performance ◽  
Meat Quality ◽  
Mitochondrial Biogenesis ◽  
Oxidative Status ◽  
Superoxide Dismutase Activity ◽  
Breast Muscle ◽  
Peroxisome Proliferator ◽  
Scavenging Activity ◽  
Gain Ratio

The present study evaluated effects of β-sitosterol on growth performance, meat quality, oxidative status, and mitochondrial biogenesis of breast muscle in broilers. One-day-old chicks were allocated to five treatments of six replicates. Broilers were fed a basal diet supplemented either with 0 (control), 40, 60, 80, or 100 mg/kg β-sitosterol for 42 days. β-sitosterol linearly and quadratically reduced feed/gain ratio, lightness24h and cooking loss24h in breast muscle, whereas 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl scavenging activity of breast muscle followed an opposite trend. β-sitosterol linearly decreased drip loss24h and malondialdehyde content, whereas linearly increased pH24h, superoxide dismutase activity, and mRNA abundances of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator 1α (PCG-1α) and mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) in breast muscle. Compared with control, levels of β-sitosterol higher than 40 mg/kg reduced feed/gain ratio, muscular lightness24h, cooking loss24h, and malondialdehyde level, whereas increased muscular 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl scavenging activity, and mRNA abundances (except 60 mg/kg) of PCG-1α and TFAM. Eighty milligram/kilogram β-sitosterol increased muscular pH24h and superoxide dismutase activity, but decreased its drip loss24h. Therefore, β-sitosterol could improve growth performance and meat quality, oxidative status, and mitochondrial biogenesis of breast muscle in broilers. Furthermore, supplementation level of 80 mg/kg β-sitosterol is recommended for broiler diets.

Effect of an outdoor rearing system on the welfare, growth performance, carcass and meat quality of a slow-growing rabbit population

Meat Science ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 83 (4) ◽  
pp. 691-696 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. D’Agata ◽  
G. Preziuso ◽  
C. Russo ◽  
A. Dalle Zotte ◽  
E. Mourvaki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Performance ◽  
Meat Quality ◽  
Rabbit Population ◽  
Outdoor Rearing ◽  
Slow Growing

Dietary Taurine Attenuates Hydrogen Peroxide-Impaired Growth Performance and Meat Quality of Broilers via Modulating Redox Status and Cell Death Signaling

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tong Xing ◽  
Xiangxing Chen ◽  
Jiaolong Li ◽  
Lin Zhang ◽  
Feng Gao
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Hydrogen Peroxide ◽  
Cell Death ◽  
Growth Performance ◽  
Meat Quality ◽  
Redox Status ◽  
Breast Muscle ◽  
Breast Meat ◽  
Cell Death Signaling

Abstract Oxidative stress seriously affects poultry production. Nutritional manipulations have been effectively used to alleviate the negative effects caused by oxidative stress. This study investigated the attenuating effects and potential mechanisms of dietary taurine on growth performance and meat quality of broiler chickens challenged with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Briefly, a total of 192 male Arbor Acres broilers (28-day-old) were randomly categorized into 3 groups: non-injection of birds on basal diets (control), 10.0% H2O2-injection of birds on basal diets (H2O2), and 10.0% H2O2-injection of birds on basal diets supplemented with 5 g/kg taurine (H2O2+taurine). Each group consisted of 8 cages of 8 birds each. Results indicated that H2O2 administration significantly reduced growth performance and impaired breast meat quality by decreasing ultimate pH and increasing shear force value (P < 0.05). Dietary taurine improved the body weight gain and feed intake, and decreased feed/gain ratio of H2O2-challenged broilers. Meanwhile, oxidative stress induced by intraperitoneal injection of H2O2 suppressed the nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) signaling and initiated autophagy and apoptosis. Compared with the H2O2 group, taurine supplementation restored the redox status in breast muscle by decreasing levels of reactive oxygen species and contents of oxidative products and increasing antioxidant capacity (P < 0.05). Moreover, upregulated mRNA expression of NF-κB signaling-related genes including p50 and Bcl-2, as well as enhanced protein expression of NF-κB were observed in the H2O2+taurine group (P < 0.05). Additionally, dietary taurine decreased expression of caspase family, beclin-1 and LC3-II (P < 0.05), thereby rescuing autophagy and apoptosis in breast muscle induced by H2O2. Collectively, dietary supplementation with taurine effectively improves growth performance and breast meat quality of broilers challenged with H2O2, possibly by protecting against oxidative injury and modulating cell death signaling.

scholarly journals Effect of Dietary Curcumin on the Growth Performance, Serum Antioxidation and Meat Quality of Ducks (Anas Platyrhynchos)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanjun Jin ◽  
Hao Yang ◽  
Fangju Liu ◽  
Xinping Diao ◽  
Qian Pang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Lipid Oxidation ◽  
Growth Performance ◽  
Volatile Compounds ◽  
Meat Quality ◽  
Basal Diet ◽  
Breast Muscle ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Final Body Weight

Abstract Background: With increasing of duck meat among consumers, the demand for growth performance and the meat quality health of ducks in increasing. Dietary curcumin altered the growth performance and meat quality. However, study on the effect of dietary curcumin on the growth performance, serum antioxidation and meat quality of ducks. This study invested effects of dietary curcumin given to ducks on the growth performance, antioxidation capacity in plasma, meat quality, lipid oxidation and the concentration of volatile compounds in duck breast muscle. A total of 600 healthy ducks with similar body weight were randomly allotted into 4 groups with 10 replicates per group and 15 ducks per replicate. Ducks were fed experimental diets which the curcumin supplemental levels were 0, 300, 400 and 500 mg curcumin/kg basic fed, respectively. The experiment lasted for 10 weeks. Results: Results showed that dietary supplementation of curcumin at levels 300, 400 and 500 mg/kg dietary (P < 0.05) improved the average final body weight. The ducks fed the basal diet without curcumin supplementation had the lowest FI (P > 0.05) and highest FCR (P > 0.05) among all ducks. Feeding ducks on diets supplemented with curcumin at each level significantly increased (P < 0.05) plasma activity of T-SOD and GSH-Px, and significantly reduced plasma MDA concentration compared to the control group. The dietary curcumin significantly increased the growth performance and the antioxidation capacity in plasma of ducks. Dietary curcumin improved the meat quality of ducks by significantly increasing pH45, pH24 (P < 0.05) and color of duck meat (P < 0.05), and significantly decreasing cooking loss (P < 0.05), shear force (P < 0.05), and the lipid oxidation of duck meat. 56 volatile compounds were identified and quantified. Interestingly, cantharidin among volatile compounds was firstly found in duck muscle, and only existed in the group of 500 mg curcumin/kg diet. Conclusions: In conclusion, the supplementation of duck diets with curcumin at 300, 400, and 500 mg/kg diet improved growth performance, antioxidant status and meat quality of ducks. The cantharidin was firstly found in duck breast muscle when the dietary curcumin inclusion of 500 mg/kg.

scholarly journals Effect of a free-range raising system on growth performance, carcass yield, and meat quality of slow-growing chicken

2009 ◽  
Vol 88 (10) ◽  
pp. 2219-2223 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.H. Wang ◽  
S.R. Shi ◽  
T.C. Dou ◽  
H.J. Sun
Keyword(s):  
Growth Performance ◽  
Meat Quality ◽  
Carcass Yield ◽  
Free Range ◽  
Slow Growing
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