Abstract:

This trial was conducted to study the effect of Chinese herb feed additives on serum biochemical parameters and meat quality of broilers. 96 1-day-old healthy broilers were randomly divided into 2 groups with one way random design. Treatment were added with Chinese herb feed additives in the basal diet. The results showed that: (1) Compared with the control, dietary supplementation of complex Chinese medical herbs significantly increased the level of HDL (P <0.05) but did not affected the level of TG, TC and LDL of broilers (P >0.05); (2) Compared with the control, dietary supplementation of complex Chinese medical herbs increased lipid content of breast muscle but reduced lipid content of leg muscle and the abdominal fat percentage (P > 0.05); (3) Compared with the control, dietary supplementation of complex Chinese medical herbs increased pH value and reduced drip loss of meat (P <0.05). It was concluded that adding Chinese herb feed additives to diet could regulate lipid metabolism, improve meat quality and naked body fatty deposition of broilers.