Effect of elevated dietary inorganic zinc on live performance, carcass yield, and quality of male and female broilers

Poultry Science
R I QudsiehJ Brake

Abstract

This study evaluated the effects of elevated dietary inorganic zinc (Zn) on live performance, carcass and parts yield, and carcass and meat quality of broilers. A total of 288 d-old Ross 344 × 708 broilers were distributed among 3 dietary treatments with 12 replicate cages per treatment and raised sex-separate with 8 birds per cage. Birds were fed practical diets supplemented with either 0, 120, or 240 mg Zn/kg diet. Feed intake and body weight (BW) were measured and feed conversion ratio (FCR) was calculated. At 42 d, 3 birds per cage were processed to assess carcass and meat quality. Male BW at 42 d was increased (P ≤ 0.05) by 120 mg Zn/kg. The FCR to 42 d was also improved (P ≤ 0.05) for males supplemented with 120 mg Zn/kg as compared to 240 mg Zn/kg with the 0 mg Zn/kg diet intermediate. Dietary Zn had no effect on BW or FCR of females. Dietary Zn had no effect on carcass weight and parts yield but absolute weights of male, but not female, total breast and tenders were increased by 240 mg Zn/kg relative to 0 mg Zn/kg with 120 mg Zn/kg intermediate. Breast fillets cook yield and tenderness as well as color were not influenced by Zn in either sex. Supplementing 120 mg Zn/kg resulted in increased Zn in male breast muscle (P ≤...Continue Reading

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