title: Effect of Boswellia serrata Resin Supplementation on Basic Chemical and Mineral Element Composition in the Muscles and Liver of Broiler Chickens.
abstract: Supplementation of broiler chicken diets with resin rich in bioactive components, such as different boswellic acids, could improve productivity, chemical composition, and nutritive value of produced meat. The aim of the study was to assess the effect of different levels of Boswellia serrata (BSR) supplementation in broiler chicken diet on the basic chemical composition and the Ca, P, Mg, Fe, Zn, and Cu contents in the breast and drumstick muscles and liver. The analyses involved 200 Ross 308 chickens. The broiler chickens were fed with diets containing 0 (BSR0), 1.5 (BSR1.5), 2 (BSR2), and 2.5% (BSR2.5) of B. serrata resin. The supplementation of broiler chicken diets with 2.5% (BSR2.5) decreased linearly the ether extract in breast and drumstick muscles and the calorific value in drumstick muscles (P < 0.05). An increased level of Ca in the breast and drumstick muscles (control vs. BSR diets, linear, P < 0.05) and in the liver (control vs. BSR diets, quadratic, P < 0.05) as well as Mg in the drumstick muscles and liver (control vs. BSR diets, linear, P < 0.05) was noted in the BSR2 and BSR2.5 chicken groups. The BSR supplementation reduced Cu (in the breast and drumstick muscles and liver) (P < 0.05) and Zn retention (in the drumstick muscles) (C vs. BSR, linear, P < 0.05). B. serrata resin can be considered a good feed additive with a positive impact on the dietary value of poultry meat.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bromatology and Food Physiology, Institute of Animal Nutrition and Bromatology, University of Life Science, Akademicka Street 13, 20-950, Lublin, Poland.|Department of Animal Resources, University of Wasit, Al Kut, Wasit, Iraq.
authors.forename: A R M
authors.initials: ARM
authors.lastname: Al-Yasiry
authors.affiliation: Department of Bromatology and Food Physiology, Institute of Animal Nutrition and Bromatology, University of Life Science, Akademicka Street 13, 20-950, Lublin, Poland. bozena.kiczorowska@up.lublin.pl.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kiczorowska
authors.affiliation: Department of Bromatology and Food Physiology, Institute of Animal Nutrition and Bromatology, University of Life Science, Akademicka Street 13, 20-950, Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Samolińska
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed; D000824:Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D000818:Animals; D029743:Boswellia / Q000737:chemistry*; D002645:Chickens / Q000502:physiology; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects*; D008903:Minerals / Q000032:analysis*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects*; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D012116:Resins, Plant / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D008903:Minerals; D011506:Proteins; D012116:Resins, Plant
keywords: Boswellia serrata; Broiler chicken; Liver; Meat; Mineral elements; Nutrients