Phytogenic and prebiotic feed additives as antibiotic substitutes: effects on broiler meat quality, organ properties, and production efficiency when fed standard and reduced energy and protein diets
This study investigated the impact of reduced dietary metabolizable energy (ME) and crude protein (CP) levels on broiler breast meat quality, internal organ yields, feed efficiency (FE), and the European production efficiency factor (EPEF), with or without phytogenic feed additive (PFA) or prebiotic...
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| author | Maged A. Al-Garadi Rashed A. Alhotan Elsayed O. Hussein Mohammed M. Qaid Gamaleldin M. Suliman Mohammed A. Al-Badwi Esam H. Fazea Isiaka O. Olarinre |
| author_facet | Maged A. Al-Garadi Rashed A. Alhotan Elsayed O. Hussein Mohammed M. Qaid Gamaleldin M. Suliman Mohammed A. Al-Badwi Esam H. Fazea Isiaka O. Olarinre |
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| description | This study investigated the impact of reduced dietary metabolizable energy (ME) and crude protein (CP) levels on broiler breast meat quality, internal organ yields, feed efficiency (FE), and the European production efficiency factor (EPEF), with or without phytogenic feed additive (PFA) or prebiotic supplementation. Two base diets were used: a reduced-energy and protein diet (−1.5% ME, −5% amino acid density) as the negative control (NC1) and a standard corn–soybean diet as the positive control (PC1). Each was supplemented with PFA (0.15% or 0.25%) or 0.10% prebiotic, resulting in eight treatments. A total of 576 Ross 308 chicks were allocated to these treatments and reared for 35 days. The results showed that reduced ME and CP diets impaired meat quality and performance, with NC1 showing the poorest results. Supplementation with 0.25% PFA in the PC1 diet improved water holding capacity (+6.32%), reduced drip loss (−25.38%) and cooking loss (−27.29%), enhanced tenderness of breast meat, and improved FE (+4.7%) and EPEF (+12.9%). Organ weights improved under NC1 with 0.25% PFA, and prebiotics improved meat color. In conclusion, while ME and CP reduction impaired broiler performance and meat quality, PFA-especially at 0.25% in a standard diet-effectively mitigated these effects. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-fa9ff0d9643f48eeafc5ca052d038de62025-08-20T03:59:26ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Food & Agriculture2331-19322025-07-0111110.1080/23311932.2025.2531964Phytogenic and prebiotic feed additives as antibiotic substitutes: effects on broiler meat quality, organ properties, and production efficiency when fed standard and reduced energy and protein dietsMaged A. Al-Garadi0Rashed A. Alhotan1Elsayed O. Hussein2Mohammed M. Qaid3Gamaleldin M. Suliman4Mohammed A. Al-Badwi5Esam H. Fazea6Isiaka O. Olarinre7Department of Animal Production, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Animal Production, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Animal Production, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Animal Production, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Animal Production, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Animal Production, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Animal Production, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Animal Production, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaThis study investigated the impact of reduced dietary metabolizable energy (ME) and crude protein (CP) levels on broiler breast meat quality, internal organ yields, feed efficiency (FE), and the European production efficiency factor (EPEF), with or without phytogenic feed additive (PFA) or prebiotic supplementation. Two base diets were used: a reduced-energy and protein diet (−1.5% ME, −5% amino acid density) as the negative control (NC1) and a standard corn–soybean diet as the positive control (PC1). Each was supplemented with PFA (0.15% or 0.25%) or 0.10% prebiotic, resulting in eight treatments. A total of 576 Ross 308 chicks were allocated to these treatments and reared for 35 days. The results showed that reduced ME and CP diets impaired meat quality and performance, with NC1 showing the poorest results. Supplementation with 0.25% PFA in the PC1 diet improved water holding capacity (+6.32%), reduced drip loss (−25.38%) and cooking loss (−27.29%), enhanced tenderness of breast meat, and improved FE (+4.7%) and EPEF (+12.9%). Organ weights improved under NC1 with 0.25% PFA, and prebiotics improved meat color. In conclusion, while ME and CP reduction impaired broiler performance and meat quality, PFA-especially at 0.25% in a standard diet-effectively mitigated these effects.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311932.2025.2531964Broilers meat qualityconsumer perceptionfeed efficiencynutrient requirementsphytogenic feed additivesproduction efficiency |
| spellingShingle | Maged A. Al-Garadi Rashed A. Alhotan Elsayed O. Hussein Mohammed M. Qaid Gamaleldin M. Suliman Mohammed A. Al-Badwi Esam H. Fazea Isiaka O. Olarinre Phytogenic and prebiotic feed additives as antibiotic substitutes: effects on broiler meat quality, organ properties, and production efficiency when fed standard and reduced energy and protein diets Cogent Food & Agriculture Broilers meat quality consumer perception feed efficiency nutrient requirements phytogenic feed additives production efficiency |
| title | Phytogenic and prebiotic feed additives as antibiotic substitutes: effects on broiler meat quality, organ properties, and production efficiency when fed standard and reduced energy and protein diets |
| title_full | Phytogenic and prebiotic feed additives as antibiotic substitutes: effects on broiler meat quality, organ properties, and production efficiency when fed standard and reduced energy and protein diets |
| title_fullStr | Phytogenic and prebiotic feed additives as antibiotic substitutes: effects on broiler meat quality, organ properties, and production efficiency when fed standard and reduced energy and protein diets |
| title_full_unstemmed | Phytogenic and prebiotic feed additives as antibiotic substitutes: effects on broiler meat quality, organ properties, and production efficiency when fed standard and reduced energy and protein diets |
| title_short | Phytogenic and prebiotic feed additives as antibiotic substitutes: effects on broiler meat quality, organ properties, and production efficiency when fed standard and reduced energy and protein diets |
| title_sort | phytogenic and prebiotic feed additives as antibiotic substitutes effects on broiler meat quality organ properties and production efficiency when fed standard and reduced energy and protein diets |
| topic | Broilers meat quality consumer perception feed efficiency nutrient requirements phytogenic feed additives production efficiency |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311932.2025.2531964 |
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