Effect of zinc concentration and source on performance, tissue mineral status, activity of superoxide dismutase enzyme and lipid peroxidation of meat in broiler chickens
S. Kamran Azad A , F. Shariatmadari A B , M. A. Karimi Torshizi A and Hamed Ahmadi A
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A Department of Animal Science, Faculty of agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, 14115-336, Iran.
B Corresponding author. Email: shariatf@modares.ac.ir; shariat_madari@yahoo.com
Animal Production Science 58(10) 1837-1846 https://doi.org/10.1071/AN15758
Submitted: 10 November 2015 Accepted: 24 April 2017 Published: 23 June 2017
Abstract
The present experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of feeding different concentrations and the source of zinc (Zn) on the performance, tissue mineral status, superoxide dismutase (SOD) enzyme activity and meat quality in 0–4-week-old broiler chicks. Dietary treatments included the corn–soybean meal-based diet (control) and the basal diet supplemented with Zn at 20, 50 or 80 mg/kg, added as ZnSO4, Zn-methionine or Zn-enriched yeast. The results showed that birds fed Zn-supplemented diets had higher average weight gain and average feed intake than did birds fed the control diet (P < 0.01). At the end of the experiment, the Zn deposition in pancreas, liver and tibia increased (P < 0.01), regardless of the source, in response to increasing dietary Zn concentrations, whereas plasma Zn status was significantly increased by the highest Zn supplementation level. The main effect of Zn supplementation level was significant for the activities of Cu and/or Zn SOD in the liver and pancreas (P < 0.01). As broiler given 50 mg Zn had higher tissue SOD activity than did broilers fed the other treatment diets. Furthermore, Zn supplementation at up to 50 mg/kg significantly increased (P < 0.01) Zn accumulation and SOD activity and decreased lipid peroxidation in muscles around the femur bone. Results from the present study demonstrated that supplementation with 50 mg Zn may be sufficient for normal broiler growth to 28 days of age and the dietary inclusion of organic Zn could be utilised more effectively than that of inorganic sources.
Additional keywords: broiler chicks, enzyme activities, meat quality, growth performance.
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