Feeding Behavior, Growth Performance and Meat Quality Profile in Broiler Chickens Fed Multiple Levels of Xylooligosaccharides

Abstract

A total of 240 1-day-old Arbor Acres broiler chickens were randomly distributed to 4 treatment groups with 6 replicates and 10 birds per replicate. Chickens were fed with corn-soybean meal diet supplementation with additions of 0, 150, 300, and 450 mg/kg XOS for 42 days. At 4 weeks of age, the average feeding time was reduced in the 450 mg/kg XOS group (p p p p p p p p p p 45min of breast muscle was highest in the 450 mg/kg XOS group (p 45min and pH24h of thigh muscle, which improved in the 300 mg/kg and 450 mg/kg XOS groups (p p < 0.05). In conclusion, dietary supplementation with XOS had positive effects on the feeding behavior, growth performance, and meat quality of broiler chickens.

Keywords

• xylooligosaccharides
• behavior
• performance indicators
• meat characteristics
• broiler