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Research Article

Hemp seed (Cannabis sativa L.) cake as sustainable dietary additive in slow-growing broilers: effects on performance, meat quality, oxidative stability and gut health

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Pages 1-12 | Received 22 Aug 2023, Accepted 05 Sep 2023, Published online: 16 Sep 2023

Figures & data

Table 1. Ingredients and chemical composition of experimental diets fed to slow-growing broiler chickens.

Table 2. Proximate chemical and fatty acids composition of hemp seed cake (HSC) included into broiler diets.

Table 3. Effect of dietary treatments on growth performance of slow-growing broiler chickens.

Table 4. Effect of dietary treatments on carcass traits and breast muscle quality of slow-growing broiler chickens.

Table 5. Fatty acid composition (% total FA methyl esters) of thigh muscle.

Table 6. Fatty acid composition (% total FA methyl esters) of breast muscle.

Table 7. Effect of dietary treatment on breast meat oxidation products of slow-growing broiler chickensTable Footnote1.

Figure 1. Cross section of small intestine of broiler chickens fed hemp seed cake (at 10% of diet). (A) Section of duodenum showing mucosa with several long villi and deep crypts (Azan Mallory, 10×). (B) Magnification of some villi with normal columnar epithelium (H&E, 250×).

Figure 1. Cross section of small intestine of broiler chickens fed hemp seed cake (at 10% of diet). (A) Section of duodenum showing mucosa with several long villi and deep crypts (Azan Mallory, 10×). (B) Magnification of some villi with normal columnar epithelium (H&E, 250×).

Table 8. Effect of dietary treatments on duodenal mucosa morphometry of slow-growing broiler chickensTable Footnote1.

Data availability statement

Data are contained within the article.