Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Ethical and sustainable practices on rearing free-range chicken not only provide healthful benefits but also satisfaction with meat flavor. Thus, this study evaluated the impact of different forage crops and supplementation of Fermented Mix Plant Juice on the meat quality of SASSO chicken. A total of 144 day-old chicks were randomly assigned to a split-plot design, with four forage crop treatments (control/ no forage, Arachis pintoi, Paspalum conjugatum, and a mixture of A. pintoi and P. conjugatum) as the main plot and four FMPJ supplementation levels (control/synthetic, 5 mL, 10 mL, and 15 mL) as the subplot. After 60 days of rearing, chicken meat quality was evaluated through a sensory evaluation by trained panelists, assessing key attributes like color, odor, texture, tenderness, juiciness, and overall acceptability. P. conjugatum (A3) and A. pintoi (A2) have highly significant effects (P<0.01) producing more desirable meat color, odor, juiciness, and overall acceptability. Supplementation of FMPJ has a highly significant effect (P<0.01) on meat texture and a significant effect (P<0.05) on odor and overall acceptability. Highly significant interaction effects (P<0.01) were observed when forage was combined with appropriate FMPJ supplementation levels, particularly in meat odor, texture, tenderness, juiciness, and overall acceptability. published by the Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences (JBES)
Author: Jessa D., Pabillore
Institution: Camiguin Polytechnic State College
Language: English
Subfield: Animal Science and Zoology
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6949398170
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