Evaluation of the combined and separate action of the Quercus cortex extract and an antibiotic on the amino acid composition of broilers’ muscle tissue

Abstract

The industrial technology of broiler bird production broadens requirements for supplying birds with various biologically active substances. One of the most important elements of the intensive technology of producing poultry meat is organization for full and balanced feeding, which is the basis of the most complete manifestation of the productivity genetic potential, the efficient use of nutrients from the ration, the high natural resistance of the organism, and the product quality. Preventive measures in the context of modern poultry production should organically fit the process. In this aspect, the most promising technique is group prophylaxis with plant extracts or phytobiotics and traditional antibiotics capable to improve the quality of meat products. The study revealed the primary increase of the content of essential and nonessential amino acids in the pectoral muscles of the broilers that additionally received the oak bark extract as part of the ration compared to the control. The femoral muscles did not discover any clearly traced decline or increase of the content of nonessential and essential amino acids. The use of the oak bark extract without the antibiotic stimulated the accumulation of nonessential and essential amino acids mainly in the pectoral muscles of broilers, which has great economic value.