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 2 Feed intake of broiler birds

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	Feed intake (g/bird/week)						Means
Treatments	Year	W₁	W₂	W₃	W₄	W₅	W₆	Means
T0	2013	161 ± 2.08	380 ± 2.60	538 ± 2.60	756 ± 5.71	950 ± 3.28	976 ± 2.00	628.08 ± 50.17
T0	2014	165 ± 1.20	381 ± 3.76	538 ± 3.18	759 ± 5.70	953 ± 3.71	977 ± 1.53	628.08 ± 50.17
T1	2013	176 ± 2.33	378 ± 2.89	542 ± 2.73	756 ± 8.95	919 ± 4.67	978 ± 1.20	624.14 ± 49.10
T1	2014	160 ± 2.31	377 ± 3.18	544 ± 3.28	758 ± 7.54	923 ± 4.67	979 ± 2.41	624.14 ± 49.10
T2	2013	162 ± 4.10	377 ± 2.65	543 ± 2.33	776 ± 9.28	931 ± 3.61	994 ± 4.00	631.14 ± 50.63
T2	2014	163 ± 2.73	373 ± 2.08	545 ± 2.60	778 ± 9.54	934 ± 3.46	998 ± 3.06	631.14 ± 50.63
T3	2013	158 ± 3.38	380 ± 2.31	538 ± 2.08	762 ± 3.67	933 ± 1.23	1007 ± 6.96	630.28 ± 51.07
T3	2014	157 ± 1.76	380 ± 0.88	538 ± 3.93	764 ± 3.84	936 ± 4.84	1009 ± 4.93	630.28 ± 51.07
T4	2013	160 ± 2.60	376 ± 3.06	544 ± 2.08	763 ± 4.26	930 ± 3.21	996 ± 3.180	629.14 ± 50.53
T4	2014	164 ± 2.03	372 ± 3.51	545 ± 2.08	767 ± 3.61	934 ± 4.16	999 ± 1.76	629.14 ± 50.53
T5	2013	162 ± 2.60	378 ± 3.21	542 ± 3.21	763 ± 4.33	933 ± 4.51	996 ± 3.46	630.03 ± 50.57
T5	2014	161 ± 2.33	378 ± 4.16	545 ± 2.03	765 ± 4.33	935 ± 3.28	1001 ± 2.03	630.03 ± 50.57
T6	2013	161 ± 2.91	376 ± 2.89	542 ± 2.31	763 ± 2.65	939 ± 4.33	1024 ± 14.53	634.61 ± 51.52
T6	2014	163 ± 3.61	377 ± 1.76	546 ± 3.93	766 ± 2.65	940 ± 2.85	1017 ± 6.57	634.61 ± 51.52
T7	2013	164 ± 6.11	378 ± 1.15	542 ± 3.53	759 ± 2.60	927 ± 2.40	1015 ± 4.67	630.39 ± 51.14
T7	2014	153 ± 11.40	378 ± 4.16	539 ± 4.06	761 ± 2.33	931 ± 3.53	1017 ± 3.79	630.39 ± 51.14
T8	2013	160 ± 3.46	374 ± 2.03	545 ± 2.08	765 ± 2.85	932 ± 3.21	1035 ± 10.55	636.31 ± 52.03
T8	2014	160 ± 2.96	377 ± 4.73	545 ± 1.86	768 ± 3.00	937 ± 2.45	1036 ± 10.46	636.31 ± 52.03
T9	2013	162 ± 1.73	383 ± 2.40	554 ± 5.03	757 ± 4.10	914 ± 4.16	1033 ± 4.81	633.67 ± 51.19
T9	2014	162 ± 2.03	379 ± 6.57	543 ± 2.65	760 ± 4.41	920 ± 2.31	1035 ± 3.71	633.67 ± 51.19
Means		162 ± 0.90f	378 ± 0.69e	543 ± 0.73d	763 ± 1.22c	932 ± 1.38b	1006 ± 2.79a

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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