Vol. 12, Issue 3 (2023)

Author(s):
Anurag Mahala, Athar Uddin and Sarita Kumari

Abstract:
The present experiment was carried out the poultry farm of the S.K.N. College of Agriculture, Jobner, Rajasthan (India) in 2016 to determine the impact of Ajwain seed powder as a feed supplement on carcass composition and meat quality of Pratapdhan broiler. A total of 120 day-old Pratapdhan chicks were weighed and distributed randomly to four feeding treatment groups, with each treatment having three replicates of ten birds each. The birds were fed diet supplemented with different proportions of Ajwain seed powder that was fairly isocaloric and isonitrogenous. The quantities of Ajwain seed powder included in diet control, T1, T2, and T3, were 0, 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3%, respectively. The chicks were reared using standard management approaches, i.e. feeding, watering, vaccination, and disease prevention during the experimental period. Results revealed that Ajwain seed powder inclusion in the diet also improved water holding capacity and the lipid oxidation stability of breast meat. Thus, it was concluded that dietary inclusion of Ajwain seed powder is quite effective in improving chemical composition and oxidative stability of breast meat.