Effect of chitosan and neem leaf meal on meat quality in broilers
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2017
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The effects of dietary supplementation with chitosan, neem leaf meal and their combination at different levels on
quality of breast and thigh muscles of broiler were studied. Two hundred forty broilers (Vencobb) were randomly assigned to eight
groups with three replicates of ten birds each and were fed for six weeks. By comparison, there was no significant difference in the
mean breast muscle pH between the treatment and the control groups of broiler chickens. The mean breast muscle drip loss at the end of
48h of slaughter, was significantly (p<0.05) highest in the control and antibiotic supplemented birds. The lipid peroxidation level was
significantly (p<0.05) lowest in the 0.05% chitosan and in combination of chitosan and neem leaf meal. The birds of T4 and T8 groups
showed lowest muscle cholesterol level in comparison with antibiotic supplemented and control birds but with no significant difference
in appearance, texture, juiciness, mouth coating and overall acceptability traits among all the groups except for the flavour score which
was low in all the neem leaf meal supplemented birds.
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TNV_IJVR_2017_26(2)42-45
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Veterinary Science