Effect of adding synthetic and natural antioxidants to the diet on performance and antioxidant status of fattening kids

This study was carried out to determine the effects of feeding synthetic and natural antioxidants on performance and antioxidant status of fattening kids. Thirty-two Mahabadi goat kids (average initial BW of 16.5 ± 1.8 kg, 5-6 months) were randomly assigned to four experimental diets: 1, control., 2, containing 15% pomegranate seed pulp (PSP)., 3, containing 400 mg/kg DM vitamin E., and 4, containing 15% PSP 400 mg/kg DM vitamin E. Animals were kept in individual pens with self-mangers for 84 d. Performance and dry matter intake were not affected by addition of PSP and vitamin E to diets (P>0.05). TBARS value measured in raw and cooked meat from kids fed control diet were higher than the kids fed diets contain PSP or vitamin E, and minimum level was in kids fed PSP vitamin E diet (P