Lipid stability, antioxidant potential and fatty acid composition of broilers breast meat as influenced by quercetin in combination with α-tocopherol enriched diets

Sohaib, Muhammad; Butt, Masood Sadiq; Shabbir, Muhammad Asim; Shahid, Muhammad

doi:10.1186/s12944-015-0058-6

Lipids in Health and Disease

Table 1 Gain in weight of broiler birds fed on quercetin along with α-tocopherol supplemented feed

From: Lipid stability, antioxidant potential and fatty acid composition of broilers breast meat as influenced by quercetin in combination with α-tocopherol enriched diets

Treatments	Year	Weight gain (g/bird/week)
Treatments	Year	W₁	W₂	W₃	W₄	W₅	W₆	Means
T0	2013	133.3 ± 2.33	349.6 ± 6.06	638.3 ± 2.19	1049.4 ± 5.24	1545.6 ± 4.70	1992.7 ± 4.37	952.8 ± 111.04e
T0	2014	133.7 ± 1.76	349.0 ± 4.58	635.4 ± 4.06	1055.3 ± 4.70	1553.0 ± 3.61	1999.0 ± 6.81	952.8 ± 111.04e
T1	2013	133.3 ± 1.20	343.3 ± 5.46	649.0 ± 3.46	1073.5 ± 1.86	1560.6 ± 2.91	2033.3 ± 4.98	966.6 ± 113.28de
T1	2014	136.7 ± 2.60	344.3 ± 2.85	646.3 ± 5.49	1071.0 ± 7.23	1569.7 ± 5.61	2039.0 ± 10.10	966.6 ± 113.28de
T2	2013	135.6 ± 2.73	348.3 ± 7.97	656.6 ± 1.76	1106.6 ± 1.45	1607.7 ± 6.39	2111.7 ± 4.26	994.9 ± 117.67d
T2	2014	137.0 ± 1.53	348.0 ± 6.24	656.3 ± 7.84	1108.7 ± 4.67	1609.5 ± 8.76	2112.3 ± 6.69	994.9 ± 117.67d
T3	2013	135.3 ± 1.20	348.2 ± 3.84	685.3 ± 3.18	1121.7 ± 4.98	1645.6 ± 5.30	2208.3 ± 6.01	1026.3 ± 122.99c
T3	2014	135.3 ± 1.76	348.3 ± 3.28	686 ± 5.29	1128.3 ± 4.06	1656.3 ± 7.31	2216.4 ± 7.54	1026.3 ± 122.99c
T4	2013	136 ± 2.08	348.6 ± 3.84	643.0 ± 1.53	1095.0 ± 2.65	1575.0 ± 5.57	2065.0 ± 7.55	986.2 ± 115.40 h
T4	2014	135.6 ± 2.03	349.0 ± 3.00	647.3 ± 6.96	1182.0 ± 6.43	1584.0 ± 7.57	2074.0 ± 6.24	986.2 ± 115.40 h
T5	2013	137.0 ± 3.51	351.3 ± 2.60	709.0 ± 1.15	1142.0 ± 4.73	1662.7 ± 5.93	2265.6 ± 7.75	1044.2 ± 125.47bc
T5	2014	139.0 ± 2.08	348.5 ± 1.45	706.4 ± 3.18	1136.3 ± 7.31	1661.6 ± 6.96	2271.0 ± 3.79	1044.2 ± 125.47bc
T6	2013	137.7 ± 3.18	347.7 ± 6.33	730.0 ± 2.65	1152.7 ± 5.93	1679.0 ± 5.51	2293.3 ± 3.48	1057.5 ± 127.24b
T6	2014	137.3 ± 2.19	347.6 ± 4.33	724.6 ± 8.11	1154.3 ± 3.53	1679.6 ± 5.55	2307.0 ± 4.36	1057.5 ± 127.24b
T7	2013	135.6 ± 1.45	347.6 ± 4.98	669.7 ± 1.76	1102.0 ± 7.00	1628.3 ± 5.04	2157.0 ± 6.24	1007.6 ± 120.18 cd
T7	2014	135.0 ± 2.52	347.7 ± 3.48	669.6 ± 6.01	1108.3 ± 5.46	1627.0 ± 6.43	2163.3 ± 4.4	1007.6 ± 120.18 cd
T8	2013	134.7 ± 2.33	349.0 ± 2.65	745.7 ± 2.91	1164.3 ± 8.37	1695.0 ± 4.36	2350.0 ± 6.93	1073.6 ± 129.86ab
T8	2014	135.3 ± 2.91	349.3 ± 1.76	744.3 ± 5.81	1169.0 ± 6.66	1693.4 ± 5.21	2353.3 ± 4.06	1073.6 ± 129.86ab
T9	2013	135.6 ± 0.88	348.6 ± 4.33	762.0 ± 4.62	1180.0 ± 2.31	1713.3 ± 2.40	2374.6 ± 3.53	1086.5 ± 131.45a
T9	2014	135.3 ± 3.18	349.0 ± 3.79	763.7 ± 6.94	1180.3 ± 4.98	1708.0 ± 5.29	2388.0 ± 6.43	1086.5 ± 131.45a
Means		135.7 ± 0.46f	348.2 ± 0.85e	688.4 ± 5.62d	1124.1 ± 5.40c	1632.8 ± 7.0b	2188.7 ± 16.74a

Data are means ± SE. Means sharing similar letters in a column do not differ significantly from one another (p˃0.05)
T0 = control without antioxidants, T1 = 100 mg quercetin + 150 mg α-tocopherol/kg feed; T2 = 100 mg quercetin + 225 mg α-tocopherol/kg feed; T3 = 100 mg quercetin + 300 mg α-tocopherol/kg feed; T4 = 200 mg quercetin + 150 mg α-tocopherol/kg feed; T5 = 200 mg quercetin + 225 mg α-tocopherol/kg feed; T6 = 200 mg quercetin + 300 mg α-tocopherol/kg feed, T7 = 300 mg quercetin + 150 mg α-tocopherol/kg feed; T8 = 300 mg quercetin + 225 mg α-tocopherol/kg feed, T9 = 300 mg quercetin + 300 mg α-tocopherol/kg feed

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