Research Article

Oxidative Stability of the Meat of Broilers Fed Diets Supplemented with Various Levels of Blackcurrant Extract (Ribes nigrum L.) during Different Time Period

Table 4

TBA values presented as MDA content (mg/kg) in breast (pectoralis superficialis) and thigh (biceps femoris) muscles stored at 2-3°C for 1 and 7 d or stored at −18°C for 90 d.

ItemMuscles
Pectoralis superficialis (day of storage)Biceps femoris (day of storage)
17901790

Concentration (C) (g/kg)
0.000.180(X)0.2430.262(Y)0.175(Xx)0.215(Yy)0.302a(Y)
1.250.169A(X)0.236(Y)0.234(Y)0.176(X)0.214(Y)0.258b(Y)
2.500.184B(X)0.2130.246(Y)0.185(X)0.214(X)0.270(Y)

Period of supplementation (PS)
Control0.180(X)0.2430.262(Y)0.175(X)0.215(X)0.302(Y)
15–35 d (10 d)0.166A(Xx)0.214(y)0.236(Yy)0.178(X)0.214(X)0.264(Y)
25–25 d (20 d)0.187B(Xx)0.235(y)0.244(Yy)0.183(X)0.214(X)0.264(Y)
SEM0.0050.0090.0070.0040.0060.008

value
Concentration (C)0.0390.3020.4990.3350.9720.040
Period (PS)0.0050.3430.6010.5570.9600.089
Interaction C x PS0.0000.2730.7400.1960.1320.001
Conc. (Rep. measures)0.0010.0010.0010.0010.0010.001
Period (Rep. measures)0.0010.0010.0010.0010.0010.001

(x.y)Means in the rows with different under scripts differ significantly at . (X.Y)Means in the rows with different under scripts differ significantly at . a.bMeans in the column with different superscripts differ significantly at . A.BMeans in the column with different superscripts differ significantly at .