Table 4 Effects of different doses of MHA-Zn in low-protein diets on meat quality of broilers.

From: Effects of organic zinc on production performance, meat quality, apparent nutrient digestibility and gut microbiota of broilers fed low-protein diets

Item

A

B

C

D

SEM

p-value

Meat color

75.60

76.25

78.20

75.39

0.926

0.725

pH

5.85

5.85

5.81

5.96

0.028

0.241

Water loss (%)

25.47

25.82

27.38

26.33

0.443

0.475

Cooking loss (%)

14.62

13.36

13.95

12.67

0.393

0.354

  1. Group A, normal diet (110 mg/kg MHA-Zn); Group B, low-protein diet (70 mg/kg MHA-Zn); Group C, low-protein diet (90 mg/kg MHA-Zn); Group D, low-protein diet (110 mg/kg MHA-Zn).
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