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Effects of Nano Emulsified Vegetable Oil and Betaine on Growth Traits and Meat Characteristics of Broiler Chickens Reared under Cyclic Heat Stress
| Content Provider | MDPI |
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| Author | Abudabos, Alaeldein Suliman, Gamaleldin Al-Owaimer, Abdullah Sulaiman, Ali Alharthi, Abdulrahman |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | The effects of nano-emulsified vegetable oil (NEVO) and betaine (BET) supplements on growth performance and meat qualities of broilers reared under cyclic heat stress (HS) were investigated. Two hundred and eighty-eight mixed-sex broilers at 21 d were randomly distributed to a 2 × 3 factorial arrangement of treatments formed by two environmental temperatures (thermoneutral (TN; 24 ± 1 °C) and cyclic high-temperature (HT; 35 ± 1 °C)) and three dietary treatments (control (CON), NEVO, and BET). The cumulative performance (21–35 d) revealed a reduction in average daily gain (ADG) (p < 0.05) in the CON compared to NEVO. NEVO and BET groups had a better feed conversion ratio (FCR) and performance efficiency factor (PEF) compared with the CON (p < 0.001, p < 0.01, respectively). The environmental temperature affected daily feed intake (DFI), ADG, FCR, and PEF. The addition of BET improved breast fillets yield, temperature, $pH_{15min,}$ and $pH_{24hr}$ (p < 0.05) in comparison with the CON. Moreover, the TN group had lower fillet temperature and higher $pH_{15min}$ compared to the HT. Moreover, HT increased shear force (SF), hardness, springiness, cohesiveness, and chewiness of the fillets compared to TN. In conclusion, dietary supplementation with BET and NEVO could effectively improve performance parameters and meat characteristics under HS conditions. |
| Starting Page | 1911 |
| e-ISSN | 20762615 |
| DOI | 10.3390/ani11071911 |
| Journal | Animals |
| Issue Number | 7 |
| Volume Number | 11 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2021-06-27 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Animals Agriculture and Animal Production Broiler Cyclic Heat Stress Thermoneutral Meat Characteristic Performance Betaine Nano Emulsified Vegetable Oil |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |