Effect of a low-energy and enzyme-supplemented diet on broiler chicken growth, carcass traits and meat quality
Elsayed O. S. Hussein,Gamaleldin M. Suliman,Alaeldein M. Abudabos,Abdullah N. Alowaimer,Shamseldein H. Ahmed,Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack,Mahmoud Alagawany,Ayman A. Swelum,Antonella Tinelli,Vincenzo Tufarelli,and Vito Laudadio
Elsayed O. S. Hussein
Department of Animal Production, College of Food and Agricultural
Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Gamaleldin M. Suliman
Department of Animal Production, College of Food and Agricultural
Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Department of Meat Production, Faculty of Animal Production,
University of Khartoum, Khartoum 1334, Sudan
Department of Basic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sudan
University of Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan
Department of Theriogenology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig
University, Zagazig 44511, Egypt
Antonella Tinelli
Department of Veterinary Medicine, Section of Veterinary Pathology and
Comparative Oncology, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Valenzano 70010, Bari,
Italy
This study evaluated the impact of a low metabolizable energy diet supplemented with a multienzyme blend on the growth performance, carcass traits and meat quality of chickens. From findings, the low metabolizable energy supplemented with the enzyme complex did not influence most of performance parameters and carcass traits of chickens; however, adding enzymes to a low-energy diet is an effective strategy to improve the meat quality criteria and small intestine characteristics.
This study evaluated the impact of a low metabolizable energy diet supplemented with a...