EFFECT OF POST-HATCH FEED DEPRIVATION ON FATTY ACID COMPOSITION OF BROILER MEAT

<p><span><em><span style="color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><span>T</span></span></span></span></em><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="en-GB">he objective of the present study was to </span></span></span><span style="color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="en-GB">investigate the effect of f</span></span></span><em><span style="color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><span>eed deprivation over the first 48 h post-hatch </span></span></span></span></em><span style="color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="en-GB">on the composition of fatty acids in broiler meat. Sixty 1-d-old Ross chicks were divided to two experimental groups, i.e., birds provided access to feed and water </span></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="en-GB">ad libitum</span></span></span><span style="color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="en-GB"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="en-GB">immediately post-hatch until d 35 and </span></span></span><span style="color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="en-GB">birds deprived from feed but not from water </span></span></span><em><span style="color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><span>over the first 48 h post-hatch</span></span></span></span></em><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="en-GB">. Blood for cholesterol analysis was collected on d 34. The same birds </span></span></span><span style="color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="en-GB">were sacrificed on d 36, and immediately breast meat, abdominal fat, heart and liver were collected and weighed.</span></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="en-GB"> </span></span></span><em><span style="color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><span>Feed deprivation over the first 48 h post-hatch retarded (P&lt;0.05) growth performance of chickens, but had no impact (P&gt;0.05) on the abdominal fat, fatty acid profile of meat, total serum cholesterol level as well as the weight of heart and liver of broiler. </span></span></span></span></em><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="en-GB">In conclusion, early post-hatch feeding is a beneficial means to enhance the final body weight of broilers without affecting the meat quality.</span></span></span></span></p>