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Growth Performance and Carcass Quality Index of Broiler Chickens Fed Diets Supplemented with Different Pomegranate Pomace Levels | ||
| Anbar Journal of Agricultural Sciences | ||
| Article 5, Volume 24, Issue 2, July 2026, Pages 329-339 PDF (674.17 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.32649/ajas.2026.191627 | ||
| Authors | ||
| M. B. Abdulqader; N. R. Abdulla | ||
| Department of Animal Production and Health, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, Salahaddin University-Erbil, Iraq | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Different levels of pomegranate pomace (PP) were added to the diets of broiler chickens to evaluate their performance and the quality of their carcasses and meat. In the experiment, 400 one-day old unsexed Ross 308 chicks weighing an average 38.85 ± 0.07 g were randomly assigned into five treatment groups. Birds in the first group (Control; T1) were fed a standard diet (SD) without any additives, T2 birds received SD + 0.02% butylhydroxytoluene (BHT), and the T3, T4, and T5 treatment groups received a SD + 0.25%, 0.50%, and 0.75% PP, respectively. Each treatment included four replicates of 20 birds. The treatments had no significant impact on their growth performance index and carcass yield. T4 produced enhanced characteristics in meat quality, such as reduced cooking loss and increased water-holding capacity. There were no noticeable variations in shear force. By increasing HDL and decreasing LDL, total cholesterol, and triglycerides, T5 significantly enhanced serum lipid profiles. Antioxidant status was also improved with increased glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and decreased malondialdehyde (MDA) concentrations in the PP-treated groups, specifically T4 and T5. In conclusion, PP supplementation at 0.50% or 0.75% concentrations can be used in the diets of broiler chickens as antioxidants and for improving their meat quality without affecting growth performance | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Antioxidants; Broiler chickens; Carcass quality; Growth; Pomegranate pomace | ||
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