Carcass Characteristics, Meat Antioxidative State, and Gut Microbiota of Broilers Fed With a Mixture of Bitter Melon and Basil Leaves Powder

Year 2024, Volume: 64 Issue: 1, 8 - 16, 30.06.2024

Olugbenga David Oloruntola , Simeon Olugbenga Ayodele , Samuel Adebowale Adeyeye Deborah Adebukola Oloruntola Ojurereoluwa Adebimpe Ayodele Olufemi Emmanuel Adeniji Fehintola Stellamaris Oladebeye

https://doi.org/10.46897/livestockstudies.1508950

Abstract

The impact of a mixture of bitter melon leaf and basil leaf powder (BBLPB) on the carcass characteristics, meat antioxidant state, and gut microbiota of broilers was investigated. Three hundred one-day-old Cobb 500 broiler chicks were allocated to five diets: diet 1 (negative control), diet 2 (positive control; 0.1% blend of probiotic, prebiotic, and acidifier (BPPA) supplementation), diets 3 (0.25% BBLPB), 4 (0.5% BBLPB), and 5 (0.75% BBLPB) randomly. The 0.25% BBLPB supplementation improved (P < 0.05) slaughtered weight, dressed weight, dressing %, and growth rate of broilers, while organ weights remained unchanged (P > 0.05). Slaughtered weight recorded in diets 2 and 3 was higher (P<0.05) than those in the rest diets. The dressing percentages in diets 2 (76.45%), 3 (75.6%), and 1 (73.96%) were statistically equivalent but higher (P<0.05) than diets 4 (72.12%) and 5 (70.34%). Dietary supplementation with BBLPB significantly increased (P < 0.05) muscle glutathione peroxidase concentration while reducing meat lipid oxidation and cholesterol content in broilers compared to the control. Broilers fed BBLPB-supplemented diets exhibited higher (P < 0.05) levels of lactic acid-producing bacteria in the gut compared to the control group. The 0.25% BBLPB supplementation enhanced broilers carcass characteristics, meat quality, and gut health

Keywords

Basil leaves, Bitter melon leaf, Feed additives, Oxidative stress, Broiler

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