in order to study the effects of artichoke leaf powder on the quality parameters of thigh and breast meat and the fatty acids profile of breast meat, 240 day-old japanese quails were used. the brids were assigned to 4 treatments including basal diet (control), basal diet supplemented with levels of 15 and 30 g/kg artichoke powder and 300 mg/kg vitamin e with 4 replicates for each treatment in a...

The objective of the study was to characterize pale breast meat, compare it with normal colored breast meat, and determine whether it should be considered pale, soft, and exudative (PSE). Characteristics of 20 normal and 20 pale broiler breasts, obtained at a commercial slaughter plant, were evaluated. Compared with normal meat, the pale breast meat had a significantly (P < 0.05) lower pH (5.7 ...

The histological characteristics, ie, myofibre types and cross-sectional areas (CSA), of pectoralis major and sartorius muscles of 20 male chickens from two lines (ten birds from each line) divergently selected for breast meat yield were compared. Moreover, some quality parameters (ie, drip loss, ultimate pH value and meat colour) of the breast muscle were recorded. The animals from both lines ...

in this research the effects of different levels of oily and aqueous extracts of chamomile flower on biochemical characteristics and quality of breast meat were examined. using 400 broiler chicken (cup 500) in to 5 treatments, with 4 replicates and 20 chickens per replicate chicken were daily treated with 85 and 128 mg per kg body weight aqueous extracts, and 14 and 21 mg per kg body weight of ...

The study evaluated the body weight during growth (BWG), body weight at slaughter (BWS), breast meat yield (BMYg), percent breast meat yield (BMY) and breast meat quality (colour and drip loss) of genetically featherless (scsc) broilers compared to their feathered sibs under hot conditions. Two hundred featherless chicks and 200 feathered sibs were reared under hot conditions in two rooms (aver...