Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2022, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (5): 897-907.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2022.05.03

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Effects of quinoa supplementation levels on quality and trace elements of Luhua chicken

WU Tao1(), JIANG Xiaofan1, YANG Farong2, WEI Yuming2, CHEN Guoshun1, CAI Yuan1, JIAO Ting3, HUANG Jie2, ZHAO Shenguo1,*()   

  1. 1. College of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
    2. Institute of Animal Husbandry, Grassland and Green Agriculture, Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou 730070, China
    3. College of Pratacultural Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
  • Received:2021-09-14 Online:2022-05-25 Published:2022-06-06
  • Contact: ZHAO Shenguo

Abstract:

To investigate the effects of quinoa supplementation levels on the quality, muscle nutrients and trace elements of Luhua chicken, a total of 150 healthy Luhua chickens at 49-day-old were randomly divided into 5 groups: the control group (CK) without quinoa and its by-products and the treatment group with 4% (Q4), 8% (Q8), 12% (Q12) quinoa seeds (raw grain) and 12% quinoa bran (QS) were fed for 75 days. After slaughter, the samples of chest muscle and leg muscle were taken to determine the meat quality, nutrients and trace elements. The results showed that breast muscle color (brightness L*, yellowness b*) in group Q12 at 45 min, shear force, cooking loss, drip loss and water loss rate in Q4 and QS groups were significantly lower than those in CK group (P<0.05). Redness a* in Q8 and QS groups and cooked meat rate in QS group were significantly higher than CK group(P<0.05). Standardized score showed that Q12 group had the best chest muscle quality.Brightness L* (45 min, 24 h) of leg muscle in Q4 and Q12 groups, yellowness b* (45 min), drip loss in Q12 group, shear force in Q4 group, cooking loss in Q8, Q12 and QS groups were significantly lower than those in CK group (P<0.05). The meat color (redness a*) at 45 min in Q8 and QS groups was significantly higher than that in CK group (P<0.05).Standardized scores showed that Q8 group had the best leg muscle quality.The water content of chest muscle in Q8 group, ash content of leg muscle in Q4 group and crude protein of chest muscle and leg muscle in experimental groups were significantly higher than those in CK group (P<0.05). The copper content in chest muscle Q12 group, the calcium content in leg muscle Q8 group and the manganese content in leg muscle Q12 group were significantly higher than those in CK group (P<0.05). In conclusion, adding quinoa in the diet can improve the quality, nutritional composition and trace elements of chicken, and adding 8% quinoa seeds has a better effect on the improvement of meat quality.

Key words: quinoa, Luhua chicken, meat quality, muscle nutrient composition, trace element, standardized scoring

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