Effects of dietary Fibrafid as phytogenic supplementation in standard and nutrient-reduced diets on breast meat quality, carcass traits, histopathology, and feed efficiency in heat-stressed broilers.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Combating heat stress (HS), increasing broiler productivity, and enhancing meat quality are the major priorities in hot climate areas. This study evaluated the effects of Fibrafid, a natural plant-derived product, compared to a commercial prebiotic (TURBO Grow), on meat quality, physicochemical characteristics, carcass features, jejunal histopathology, final average body weight (ABW), and feed conversion ratio (FCR) in heat-stressed broilers fed either a standard or reduced nutrient density diet (diet with a 5% drop in amino acid density and a 1.5% reduction in ME).

Methods

A total of 576 Ross 308 broilers were allocated to eight treatments in a 2 × 4 factorial design, with two diet types (standard vs. reduced) and four additive treatments (none, Fibrafid 0.15%,

SUBMITTER: Al-Garadi MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12551230 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature