Synergistic effects of turmeric, banana peels, and onion extracts on broiler performance, mechanical properties, microbial, and chicken quality assessment

Ahmed M Abdulfattah¹Fayez Alsulaimani¹Ahmed M Basri¹Nashi K. Alqahtani²Uguru H.³Okeoghene Eboibi³Edafiadhe D. E.³Rokayya Sami^4,5*Mahmoud Helal⁵

• ¹King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
• ²King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
• ³Delta State University, Abraka, Abraka, Nigeria
• ⁴College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
• ⁵Taif University, Ta'if, Saudi Arabia

This study investigated the influence of turmeric extract (TE), banana peels extract (PE) and onion extract (OE), on broilers' physiological health status and meat quality. Two-weeks old chicks -Cobb 500‖ were divided into seven treatment units, which were: the control (distill water), T1 (100 ml of TE); T2 (100 mL of PE); T3 (100 mL of OE); T4 (100 mL of TE + 100 mL of PE); T5 (100 mL of TE + 100 mL of OE); and T6 (100 mL of PE + 100 mL of OE).Each treatment (100 mL or 200 mL as the case may be) was dissolved in 4 L of water, and administered as the birds' daily drinking water in each experimental unit, three times a week.After eight weeks' experimental period, the birds' bodyweight gain, protein level, water holding capacity, total lipid content, microbial loads, and mechanical properties of the broilers offal, were determined in harmony with standard techniques. The results depicted that the supplements had significant effects, on all the parameters investigated (P ≤0.05). The bodyweight gains for the control, Treatments 1 to 6 categories were 1.87, 2.20, 2.03, 2.12, 2.34, 2.42, and 2.26 kg, respectively. Additionally, the extracts substantially reduced the broiler's flesh lipids quantity. Concurrently, the additives substantially increased the broiler's muscles' water holding capacity, protein, packed cell volume, red blood cells, white blood cells, antimicrobial behavior and shear force. Also, the data revealed that the hybridized additive formations yielded better results, compared to single treatment therapies.The findings obtained from this research, will be useful in the livestock industry, basically aiding sustainable growth performance and meat quality.