Effects of adding nano-emulsified plant oil and probiotics to drinking water during different periods besides sex on processing characteristics, physicochemical properties, and meat quality traits of broiler chickens

Gamaleldin M Suliman; Elsayed O S Hussein; Ahmed Alsagan; Abdullah N Al-Owaimer; Rashed Alhotan; Hani H Al-Baadani; Hani A Ba-Awadh; Mohammed M Qaid; Ayman A Swelum

doi:10.3389/fvets.2023.1133605

Effects of adding nano-emulsified plant oil and probiotics to drinking water during different periods besides sex on processing characteristics, physicochemical properties, and meat quality traits of broiler chickens

Front Vet Sci. 2023 Feb 21:10:1133605. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1133605. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Gamaleldin M Suliman¹, Elsayed O S Hussein¹, Ahmed Alsagan², Abdullah N Al-Owaimer¹, Rashed Alhotan¹, Hani H Al-Baadani¹, Hani A Ba-Awadh¹, Mohammed M Qaid¹, Ayman A Swelum¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Animal Production, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
² King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

Introduction: High-quality meat is one of the consumer demands. Therefore, several studies have concluded that supplementing broilers with natural additives can improve meat quality. This study was carried out to evaluate the effects of nano-emulsified plant oil (Magic oil^®) and probiotic (Albovit^®) as water additives (at the rate of 1 ml/L and 0.1 g/L, respectively) during different growing periods on processing characteristics, physicochemical properties, and meat quality traits of broilers chickens.

Methods: A total number of 432-day-old Ross broiler chicks were randomly assigned to one of six treatment groups according to the growing periods in which magic oil and probiotics were added to drinking water, each with nine replicates and eight birds per replicate (4♂ and 4♀). On day 35, birds' processing characteristics, physicochemical properties, and meat quality traits were examined.

Results and discussion: The results showed that treatments had a significant (P < 0.001) impact on cooking loss, cohesiveness, and chewiness. The male broiler chickens had higher (P ≤ 0.05) initial lightness, initial whiteness index, water holding capacity, shear force, live weight, hot and chilled carcass weights, as well as lower gizzard and neck percentages than females. The interactions between treatments and sex showed a significant (P < 0.001) impact on cooking loss, shear force, hardness, springiness, and chewiness. In conclusion, supplementing male broiler chickens with Magic oil and probiotic, particularly from 0-30 days of age had favorable meat chewiness as a result of lower cohesiveness and hardness higher springiness, and the most convenient cooking loss value. Magic oil and probiotic, especially in males, is advisable to be supplemented in water of growing broilers chicken programs from 0 to 30 days of age. Moreover, further studies under commercial conditions are recommended to locate the most favorable combination of Magic oil/probiotic supplements for the best processing characteristics and meat quality attributes outcomes.

Keywords: breast meat quality; broiler sex; nano-emulsified plant-oil; physicochemical properties; probiotics; processing performance.

Grants and funding

This research work was funded by the Deputyship for Research and Innovation, Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia through the project No. (IFKSURG-2-62).