The effect of oregano leaves on meat quality in broiler chicks

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of oregano leaves on meat quality in broiler chicks. The experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design with 4 treatment, 4 replicates of 10 chicks per replicate. The dietary treatments consisted of the 1) basal diet without additives, 2) basal diet containing 200 mg virginamycin/kg diet, 3,4) basal diet contain 0.1 and 0.2 percent oregano leaves, respectively. The quality parameters were measured included: Thiobarbituric acid (TBA), pH, water hold capacity, dripping loss and cooking loss. Data from the experiment were analyzed in a completely randomized design by SAS software and comparison means were performed with using of Duncan's multiple range tests at 5% level. The result showed that feeding with different levels oregano leaves caused reduction of TBA, dripping loss and cooking loss (P