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Influence of a Semiochemical Analogue on Growing Performances and Meat Quality of Broilers

I. Madec^*,1, P. Pageat^*, L. Bougrat^*, D. Saffray^*, C. Falewee^*, M. A. Gervasoni, A. Bollart and J. F. Gabarrou

^* Pherosynthese, le Rieu Neuf, 84490 Saint Saturnin les Apt, France; ENV Nantes, La Chantrerie BP 50707, 44307 Nantes, France; ENV Lyon , Marcy l’Etoile, 69000 Lyon, France; and ESA Purpan, 75 voie du TOEC BP 5761, 31076 Toulouse cedex 3, France

¹ Corresponding author: imadec{at}pherosynthese.com

Stress in broilers may have severe consequences on the final product quality. A synthetic analogue of uropygial secretion of mother hens was isolated from poultry. This mother hen uropygial secretion analogue (MHUSA) was tested in farm conditions on broilers during 12 wk. The purpose of this trial was to estimate the influence of MHUSA on growing performances, meat characteristics after processing, and stress indicators of broilers. After the 80-d period, birds under treatment were heavier at 3 different weighing ages (P 0.01, P 0.01, and P 0.05 at 21, 63, and 80 d of age, respectively) and had higher filet weights. A strong correlation between filet weight and carcass weight was found (R² = 0.83). No correlation between abdominal fat and carcass weight or between abdominal fat and filet weight was observed. There was no significant difference among treatments concerning abdominal fat. Corticosterone level was higher for birds under placebo treatment (P 0.05). No statistical difference was observed for mixed sexes concerning filet weight lost from 24 h to d 6 postmortem. After the cooking procedure, samples from the MHUSA group were less yellow compared with the control (P 0.05). Our conclusion is that the tested semiochemical MHUSA has an influence on live weights, filet weights, and corticosterone levels in Label broilers grown to 80 d of age. Constant exposure to the MHUSA enhances growth without decreasing meat quality.

Key Words: broiler • stress • semiochemical • growth • quality

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