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Sweet potato flour (Ipomoea batatas) as natural antioxidant on carcass yield and meat physicochemical characteristics of Creole chickens of Mexico and Cobb 500

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Antioxidants are considered functional additives against oxidative stress since they avoid nutritional decline in the meat. The main objective of the present study is to evaluate the effect of sweet potato flour (SPF) as a natural antioxidant on carcass yield and physicochemical characteristics of Creole chickens of Mexico (CChM) and Cobb 500 broilers. In total, 210 chickens (105 CChM and 105 Cobb 500 chickens) were randomly assigned to three treatments: 0, 500, and 1000 mg of SPF kg−1 of feed. The Cobb 500 chickens showed higher carcass yield (hot and cold), breast, and breast fillet, whereas the CChM had higher thigh yield (P ≤ 0.05). The yield on the previously mentioned variables was not affected by the inclusion levels of SPF. The initial pH differed because of the effect of the chicken’s genotype and the addition of SPF, which was higher on Cobb 500 chicken and on those that were not supplemented with SPF. The birds’ skin that consumed SPF presented higher yellowness after 24 h (P ≤ 0.05). CChM manifested a higher dry matter and protein content and a lower content of ash and fat (P ≤ 0.05). In conclusion, Cobb 500 chickens present a higher carcass yield and its components, in addition to a less acid pH; however, CChM offer a higher nutritional contribution, whereas the 500 and 1000 mg addition of SPF increases the skin yellowness, which makes it an alterorganic as a pigment on broiler chicken production.

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The main author obtained partial funding for Master’s studies through the CONACyT of Mexico, which allowed carrying out this research.

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  1. Life of Sciences Division, University of Guanajuato, Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico

    Cesar A. Pérez Torres, Mauricio Arredondo Castro & Diana A. Gutiérrez Arenas

  2. Animal Science Department, Chapingo Autonomous University, State of Mexico, Texcoco, Mexico

    Fernando González Cerón

  3. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnic, University of Colima, Las Viboras, Colima, Mexico

    Rafael J. Macedo Barragán

  4. College of Postgraduates, State of Mexico, Campus Montecillo, Montecillo, Mexico

    Arturo Pro Martínez

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection, and analysis were performed by PT, MB, and GA. The first draft of the manuscript was written by PT and GA. All authors commented on the previous versions of the manuscript.

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Torres, C.A.P., Cerón, F.G., Barragán, R.J.M. et al. Sweet potato flour (Ipomoea batatas) as natural antioxidant on carcass yield and meat physicochemical characteristics of Creole chickens of Mexico and Cobb 500. Trop Anim Health Prod 55, 428 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-023-03832-9

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