Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) root as a substitute of maize for broiler diets – Evidence from growth performance, carcass characteristics, hematobiochemical profile, meat quality and sensory properties

Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) root as a substitute of maize for broiler diets – Evidence from growth performance, carcass characteristics, hematobiochemical profile, meat quality and sensory properties | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) root as a substitute of maize for broiler diets – Evidence from growth performance, carcass characteristics, hematobiochemical profile, meat quality and sensory properties Shahabuddin Ahmed, Hemayet Hossain, Khadiza Akter Brishty, Asraful Alam, and 10 more This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7785923/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract The abundance and affordability of cassava root, a carbohydrate-dense tuber, in tropical regions have drawn attention to it as a possible substitute of conventional energy source in poultry ration. This study investigated the impact of substituting maize meal with varying amounts of cassava root meal on the growth performance, carcass characteristics, hemato-biochemical parameters, meat composition and sensory properties of broiler chickens. In this study, 400 broiler chicks (Arbor Acres) were assigned to four treatment groups: T 1 (0%, diet without cassava root meal; CRM) and T 2 , T 3 and T 4 containing 10%, 20% and 30% cassava root meal, respectively. Each group had five replicates consisting of 20 birds each, and trial ran for 35 days. The results indicated that broilers on the T 2 group had significantly higher body weight, feed intake and feed efficiency ratio, with a lower FCR. T 2 also showed exceptional carcass characteristics without adversely affecting meat quality and blood parameters of broilers. The proximate composition of breast and thigh muscles showed significant changes. Diet having 10% CRM had the highest amount of total phenolic content, total flavonoid content and DPPH scavenging activity along with the best overall acceptability. In summary, our research indicates that cassava root meal can be used as a substitute for maize grains in broiler diets, without any adverse effects on the broiler’s growth performance and general health status. It is recommended that maize can be replaced by 10% CRM for promoting the growth, meat quality and healthy blood profile of broilers. Broiler cassava root meal growth performance phenolic content meat quality flavonoid content Full Text Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. 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