Published January 1, 2011 | Version v1
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Effects of dietary rosemary, rosemary volatile oil and vitamin E on broiler performance, meat quality and serum SOD activity

  • 1. Uludag Univ, Fac Vet Med, Dept Anim Nutr & Nutr Dis, Bursa, Turkey
  • 2. TUBI TAK MAM Food Inst, Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey
  • 3. Uludag Univ, Dept Zootech, Fac Vet Med, Bursa, Turkey

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1. The current study was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary supplementation with vitamin E (as alpha-tocopherol acetate), dried rosemary leaves and rosemary volatile oil on the performance, meat quality (measured as sensory variables, pH, colour, malondialdehyde (MDA) level, and bacteria count) and serum superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity in broilers fed on maize-soybean meal based diets.

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