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Effects of dietary supplementation with carnosine on meat quality and antioxidant capacity in broiler chickens.

Cong J, Zhang L, Li J, Wang S, Gao F, Zhou G

British poultry science16 Dec 2016Cited by 15 (Europe PMC)

PMID27845563 (opens in a new tab)DOI10.1080/00071668.2016.1237767 (opens in a new tab)PepBankPUB-27845563
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  1. 01AnimalAnimal study (in vivo)Efficacy outcome

    In broiler chickens, dietary carnosine linearly increased breast meat pH compared with basal diet.

    In plain wordsIn chickens, dietary carnosine linearly increased breast meat pH compared with basal diet.

    Peptide
    L-carnosine
    Outcome
    IncreaseBreast meat pH at 45 minutes
    Study

    broiler chickensn: not reported in source

    Male Arbor Acres broilers
    Comparator
    Basal diet
    Outcome group
    Non-clinical applications · Musculoskeletal
    Studied dose
    100, 200 or 400 mg/kg diet · dietary · 42 dAs given in this study (broiler chickens).

    Source sentences

    Summary
    The results showed that dietary supplementation with carnosine linearly increased the values of pH45 min and redness and reduced drip loss of breast meat.
    3 context sentences
    Summary · context
    A total of 256 1-d-old male Arbor Acres broilers were randomly assigned to 4 treatments consisting of 8 replicates of 8 chickens each.
    Summary · context
    The birds were supplied with 4 different diets: a basal diet or a basal diet supplemented with 100, 200 or 400 mg/kg carnosine, respectively.
    Summary · context
    The whole experiment lasted 42 d.
  2. 02AnimalAnimal study (in vivo)Efficacy outcome

    In broiler chickens, dietary carnosine linearly increased breast meat redness compared with basal diet.

    In plain wordsIn chickens, dietary carnosine linearly increased breast meat redness compared with basal diet.

    Peptide
    L-carnosine
    Outcome
    IncreaseBreast meat redness
    Study

    broiler chickensn: not reported in source

    Male Arbor Acres broilers
    Comparator
    Basal diet
    Outcome group
    Non-clinical applications · Musculoskeletal
    Studied dose
    100, 200 or 400 mg/kg diet · dietary · 42 dAs given in this study (broiler chickens).

    Source sentences

    Summary
    The results showed that dietary supplementation with carnosine linearly increased the values of pH45 min and redness and reduced drip loss of breast meat.
    3 context sentences
    Summary · context
    A total of 256 1-d-old male Arbor Acres broilers were randomly assigned to 4 treatments consisting of 8 replicates of 8 chickens each.
    Summary · context
    The birds were supplied with 4 different diets: a basal diet or a basal diet supplemented with 100, 200 or 400 mg/kg carnosine, respectively.
    Summary · context
    The whole experiment lasted 42 d.
  3. 03AnimalAnimal study (in vivo)Efficacy outcome

    In broiler chickens, dietary carnosine reduced breast meat drip loss compared with basal diet.

    In plain wordsIn chickens, dietary carnosine reduced breast meat drip loss compared with basal diet.

    Peptide
    L-carnosine
    Outcome
    DecreaseBreast meat drip loss
    Study

    broiler chickensn: not reported in source

    Male Arbor Acres broilers
    Comparator
    Basal diet
    Outcome group
    Non-clinical applications · Musculoskeletal
    Studied dose
    100, 200 or 400 mg/kg diet · dietary · 42 dAs given in this study (broiler chickens).

    Source sentences

    Summary
    The results showed that dietary supplementation with carnosine linearly increased the values of pH45 min and redness and reduced drip loss of breast meat.
    3 context sentences
    Summary · context
    A total of 256 1-d-old male Arbor Acres broilers were randomly assigned to 4 treatments consisting of 8 replicates of 8 chickens each.
    Summary · context
    The birds were supplied with 4 different diets: a basal diet or a basal diet supplemented with 100, 200 or 400 mg/kg carnosine, respectively.
    Summary · context
    The whole experiment lasted 42 d.
  4. 04AnimalAnimal study (in vivo)Efficacy outcome

    In broiler chickens, dietary carnosine increased liver antioxidant enzyme activity compared with basal diet at both reported ages.

    In plain wordsIn chickens, dietary carnosine increased liver antioxidant enzyme activity compared with basal diet at both reported ages.

    Peptide
    L-carnosine
    Outcome
    IncreaseLiver antioxidant enzyme activity
    Study

    broiler chickensn: not reported in source

    Male Arbor Acres broilers
    Comparator
    Basal diet
    Outcome group
    Oxidative stress · Liver
    Studied dose
    100, 200 or 400 mg/kg diet · dietary · 42 dAs given in this study (broiler chickens).

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Dietary carnosine increased the activity of antioxidant enzymes in liver, serum and breast meat and decreased the contents of lipid peroxides at 21 and 42 d of age.
    3 context sentences
    Summary · context
    A total of 256 1-d-old male Arbor Acres broilers were randomly assigned to 4 treatments consisting of 8 replicates of 8 chickens each.
    Summary · context
    The birds were supplied with 4 different diets: a basal diet or a basal diet supplemented with 100, 200 or 400 mg/kg carnosine, respectively.
    Summary · context
    The whole experiment lasted 42 d.
  5. 05AnimalAnimal study (in vivo)Efficacy outcome

    In broiler chickens, dietary carnosine increased serum antioxidant enzyme activity compared with basal diet at both reported ages.

    In plain wordsIn chickens, dietary carnosine increased serum antioxidant enzyme activity compared with basal diet at both reported ages.

    Peptide
    L-carnosine
    Outcome
    IncreaseSerum antioxidant enzyme activity
    Study

    broiler chickensn: not reported in source

    Male Arbor Acres broilers
    Comparator
    Basal diet
    Outcome group
    Oxidative stress · Whole body
    Studied dose
    100, 200 or 400 mg/kg diet · dietary · 42 dAs given in this study (broiler chickens).

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Dietary carnosine increased the activity of antioxidant enzymes in liver, serum and breast meat and decreased the contents of lipid peroxides at 21 and 42 d of age.
    3 context sentences
    Summary · context
    A total of 256 1-d-old male Arbor Acres broilers were randomly assigned to 4 treatments consisting of 8 replicates of 8 chickens each.
    Summary · context
    The birds were supplied with 4 different diets: a basal diet or a basal diet supplemented with 100, 200 or 400 mg/kg carnosine, respectively.
    Summary · context
    The whole experiment lasted 42 d.
  6. 06AnimalAnimal study (in vivo)Efficacy outcome

    In broiler chickens, dietary carnosine increased breast meat antioxidant enzyme activity compared with basal diet at both reported ages.

    In plain wordsIn chickens, dietary carnosine increased breast meat antioxidant enzyme activity compared with basal diet at both reported ages.

    Peptide
    L-carnosine
    Outcome
    IncreaseBreast meat antioxidant enzyme activity
    Study

    broiler chickensn: not reported in source

    Male Arbor Acres broilers
    Comparator
    Basal diet
    Outcome group
    Oxidative stress · Musculoskeletal
    Studied dose
    100, 200 or 400 mg/kg diet · dietary · 42 dAs given in this study (broiler chickens).

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Dietary carnosine increased the activity of antioxidant enzymes in liver, serum and breast meat and decreased the contents of lipid peroxides at 21 and 42 d of age.
    3 context sentences
    Summary · context
    A total of 256 1-d-old male Arbor Acres broilers were randomly assigned to 4 treatments consisting of 8 replicates of 8 chickens each.
    Summary · context
    The birds were supplied with 4 different diets: a basal diet or a basal diet supplemented with 100, 200 or 400 mg/kg carnosine, respectively.
    Summary · context
    The whole experiment lasted 42 d.
  7. 07AnimalAnimal study (in vivo)Efficacy outcome

    In broiler chickens, dietary carnosine decreased lipid peroxide contents compared with basal diet at both reported ages.

    In plain wordsIn chickens, dietary carnosine decreased lipid peroxide contents compared with basal diet at both reported ages.

    Peptide
    L-carnosine
    Outcome
    DecreaseLipid peroxide contents
    Study

    broiler chickensn: not reported in source

    Male Arbor Acres broilers
    Comparator
    Basal diet
    Outcome group
    Oxidative stress · Whole body
    Studied dose
    100, 200 or 400 mg/kg diet · dietary · 42 dAs given in this study (broiler chickens).

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Dietary carnosine increased the activity of antioxidant enzymes in liver, serum and breast meat and decreased the contents of lipid peroxides at 21 and 42 d of age.
    3 context sentences
    Summary · context
    A total of 256 1-d-old male Arbor Acres broilers were randomly assigned to 4 treatments consisting of 8 replicates of 8 chickens each.
    Summary · context
    The birds were supplied with 4 different diets: a basal diet or a basal diet supplemented with 100, 200 or 400 mg/kg carnosine, respectively.
    Summary · context
    The whole experiment lasted 42 d.

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