Resveratrol beneficially affects meat quality of heat‐stressed broilers which is associated with changes in muscle antioxidant status
2017
Zhang, Cheng | Zhao, Xiaohui | Wang, Li | Yang, Lei | Chen, Xingyong | Geng, Zhaoyu
This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of dietary resveratrol (Res) supplementation on serum parameters, meat quality and muscle antioxidant status of broilers under heat stress (HS). A total of 270 21‐day‐old male Cobb broilers were randomly assigned to three treatment groups with six replicates of 15 birds each. The three treatment groups were as follows: the control group, in which birds were reared at 22 ± 1°C, and the HS and HS + Res (400 mg/kg) groups, in which birds were reared at 33 ± 1°C for 10 h (08.00–18.00 h) and 22 ± 1°C for the rest of the time. Compared with birds in the control group, birds in the HS group exhibited increased serum corticosterone (CORT) and triacylglycerol contents, L*, drip loss and muscle malondialdehyde content, and decreased serum glucose content, pH₂₄ ₕ, muscle total antioxidant capacity (T‐AOC), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH‐PX) activities (P < 0.05). Compared with birds in the HS group, birds in HS + Res group exhibited increased serum glucose content, a*, pH₂₄ ₕ, muscle T‐AOC and CAT activities, and decreased serum CORT and triacylglycerol contents, L*₂₄ ₕ, drip loss and muscle malondialdehyde content (P < 0.05). In conclusion, Res beneficially protects against HS‐impaired meat quality of broilers through regulating muscle antioxidant status.
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