Muscle fatty acid composition and thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances of broilers fed different cultivars of sorghum

Poult Sci. 2002 Sep;81(9):1415-20. doi: 10.1093/ps/81.9.1415.

Abstract

Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the production parameters, muscle fatty acid composition, and lipid stability of birds fed four different cultivars of sorghum. Experiment 1 used ruby red and valpo red, and Experiment 2 used kinsman and mason cultivars of sorghum. The basal diet was a corn, soy, and flax meal, and sorghum cultivars were substituted at 10 or 5% in Experiments 1 and 2. No significant difference was observed for BW, feed consumption or feed efficiency (P > 0.05). The total lipids were reduced (P < 0.05) in the leg muscle of broilers fed the mason cultivar. The TBA-reactive substances (TBARS) were lower (P < 0.05) in the leg muscle of birds fed the mason cultivar when compared to kinsman or control diet. The content of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids were higher (P < 0.05) in the breast and leg muscles of birds fed ruby red, kinsman, and mason cultivars of sorghum.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animal Feed*
  • Animals
  • Chickens
  • Fatty Acids / analysis*
  • Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / analysis
  • Male
  • Muscle, Skeletal / chemistry*
  • Poaceae*
  • Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances / analysis*

Substances

  • Fatty Acids
  • Fatty Acids, Unsaturated
  • Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances