Table 9.
Effect of Y. schidigera supplementation on the meat quality of broilers on day 42.
| Parameters | Treatments | p Value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | T6 | ||
| 42 day-old (Finisher phase) | |||||||
| Breast | |||||||
| Cooking loss (%) | 24.56 ± 0.43 a | 25.99 ± 1.06 a | 25.28 ± 0.67 a | 24.65 ± 1.14 a | 23.79 ± 1.15 a | 19.98 ± 0.14 b | 0.01 |
| Muscle pH | 5.67 ± 0.01 c | 5.68 ± 0.02 c | 5.73 ± 0.02 ab | 5.70 ± 0.01 bc | 5.72 ± 0.01 ab | 5.74 ± 0.01 a | 0.01 |
| Drip loss at 24 h (%) | 8.33 ± 0.31 ab | 8.07 ± 0.47 b | 9.63 ± 0.27 a | 8.71 ± 0.49 ab | 8.02 ± 0.05 b | 8.01 ± 0.01 b | 0.01 |
| Drip loss at 48 h (%) | 11.43 ± 0.11 a | 9.31 ± 0.27 bc | 10.08 ± 0.25 b | 9.75 ± 0.08 bc | 8.73 ± 0.24 c | 8.61 ± 0.37 c | 0.01 |
| Color L* (lightness) | 59.61 ± 1.01 | 58.98 ± 0.45 | 55.11 ± 1.88 | 60.01 ± 0.43 | 58.29 ± 1.46 | 59.85 ± 1.06 | 0.06 |
| Color a* (redness) | 2.21 ± 0.30 | 1.95 ± 0.23 | 2.47 ± 0.24 | 2.16 ± 0.37 | 1.61 ± 0.12 | 1.73 ± 0.42 | 0.36 |
| Color b* (yellowness) | 15.56 ± 0.34 | 16.21 ± 0.64 | 15.91 ± 0.14 | 15.93 ± 0.11 | 16.32 ± 0.57 | 15.97 ± 0.26 | 0.81 |
| Tenderness | 520.89 ± 14.11 | 520.20 ± 14.55 | 533.74 ± 10.15 | 526.85 ± 13.82 | 511.91 ± 8.78 | 520.08 ± 14.28 | 0.89 |
| Drumstick | |||||||
| Cooking loss (%) | 26.72 ± 0.29 a | 25.46 ± 0.36 a | 26.75 ± 0.15 a | 24.10 ± 1.15 ab | 22.52 ± 0.51 b | 21.55 ± 0.88 b | 0.01 |
| Muscle pH | 6.19 ± 0.01 b | 6.20 ± 0.01 b | 6.20 ± 0.02 b | 6.20 ± 0.01 ab | 6.23 ± 0.01 ab | 6.25 ± 0.02 a | 0.01 |
| Drip loss at 24 h (%) | 7.17 ± 0.02 | 7.06 ± 0.11 | 7.08 ± 0.11 | 6.93 ± 0.13 | 6.75 ± 0.12 | 6.76 ± 0.13 | 0.05 |
| Drip loss at 48 h (%) | 7.51 ± 0.06 a | 7.38 ± 0.08 ab | 7.51 ± 0.06 a | 7.19 ± 0.02 bc | 7.04 ± 0.06 c | 6.98 ± 0.06 c | 0.01 |
| Color L* (lightness) | 58.12 ± 0.19 | 57.83 ± 0.12 | 56.89 ± 1.06 | 57.31 ± 1.25 | 59.42 ± 0.77 | 59.61 ± 0.71 | 0.13 |
| Color a* (redness) | 5.18 ± 0.41 | 3.76 ± 0.28 | 5.19 ± 0.37 | 4.92 ± 0.15 | 4.73 ± 0.69 | 3.71 ± 0.27 | 0.05 |
| Color b* (yellowness) | 13.14 ± 0.88 | 12.35 ± 0.65 | 11.13 ± 0.68 | 11.61 ± 1.38 | 9.85 ± 0.76 | 9.86 ± 0.79 | 0.09 |
| Tenderness | 279.54 ± 11.31 | 307.58 ± 15.84 | 273.42 ± 18.63 | 307.78 ± 20.73 | 284.08 ± 18.71 | 288.38 ± 14.84 | 0.61 |
Note: All values were expressed as mean ± SE; a,b,c values with superscript within row are significantly different at p < 0.05. T1: Negative control; T2: Positive control; T3: 25 mg/kg; T4: 50 mg/kg; T5: 75 mg/kg; T6: 100 mg/kg.