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Effects of different types of xanthophyll extracted from marigold on pigmentation of yellow-feathered chickens

  • Yu Wei (Hubei Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science (Wuhan Polytechnic University), School of Animal Science and Nutritional Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University) ;
  • Kun Qin (Hubei Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science (Wuhan Polytechnic University), School of Animal Science and Nutritional Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University) ;
  • Xu Qin (Hubei Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science (Wuhan Polytechnic University), School of Animal Science and Nutritional Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University) ;
  • Fulong Song (Hubei Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science (Wuhan Polytechnic University), School of Animal Science and Nutritional Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University) ;
  • Xiao Xu (Hubei Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science (Wuhan Polytechnic University), School of Animal Science and Nutritional Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University)
  • Received : 2023.03.19
  • Accepted : 2023.05.17
  • Published : 2023.12.01

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to explore the effects of different types of xanthophyll extracted from marigold on the growth performance, skin color, and carcass pigmentation. Methods: A total of 192 healthy 60-day-old yellow-feathered broilers weighing an average of 1,279±81 g were randomly allocated to 4 groups, each with 6 replicates and 8 broilers. The 4 treatments were as follows: i) CON group, fed with basal diet; ii) LTN group, supplemented with lutein; iii) MDP group, supplemented with monohydroxyl pigment including dehydrated lutein, β-cryptoxanthin, and α-cryptoxanthin; iv) LTN+MDP group, supplemented with lutein and monohydroxyl pigment in proportion to 1:1. The supplementary content of LTN, MDP, and LTN+MDP was 2 g/kg. Skin color was measured after 7, 14, 21, and 28 days of feeding the dietary treatments. The breast, thigh, and abdominal fat of slaughtered chickens were stored in cold storage at 4℃ for 24 hours and then the meat color of lightness (L*), redness (a*), and yellowness (b*) values was determined. Results: The results showed that all treatments enhanced the yellow scores of subwing skin on day 14, 21, and 28 (p<0.05), and the mixture of lutein and monohydroxyl pigment promoted the yellow scores of shanks on day 14, 21, and 28 (p<0.05). The mixture of lutein and monohydroxyl pigment increased the yellow scores of beaks and all treatments enhanced the yellow of shanks on day 28 (p<0.05). In addition, all treatments improved the yellow (b*) values of breast and thigh muscle, moreover, the monohydroxyl pigment and the mixture of lutein and monohydroxyl pigment enhanced the values of redness (a*) and yellow (b*) of abdominal fat (p<0.05). Conclusion: In summary, different types of xanthophyll extracted from marigold significantly increased the yellow scores of skin color and the yellow (b*) values of carcass pigmentation. Especially, the mixture of lutein and monohydroxyl pigment was more efficient on skin color.

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Acknowledgement

This study was supported by the Dawn Project in Special Project of Knowledge Innovation of Wuhan (No. 2022020801020396) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 32272918).

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