Zinc improves meat quality by modulating lipid metabolism in necrotic enteritis challenged broilers.

ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of dietary zinc from different sources on meat quality and lipid metabolism in broilers challenged with necrotic enteritis (NE). 432 one day-old commercial Arbor Acres (AA) male broilers were randomly divided into six treatments with six replicates of 12 chicks each according to a 3 × 2 design of dietary zinc (basal diet, 60 mg/kg zinc glycinate and 60 mg/kg zinc sulfate) * NE challenge (control or NE). The results showed that a negative effect of NE challenge on growth performance as reflected in higher feed conversion ratios (FCR) and lower survival rate. Zinc glycinate increased leg muscle proportion, and also improved carcass proportions under NE challenge. Both sources of zinc had an improved effect on meat quality under NE cha

SUBMITTER: Xiao C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12663637 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature