การเสริมสารสกัดหยาบจากขมิ้นชัน (Curcuma longa Linn.) ในอาหารไก่กระทงต่อผลการทดสอบทางประสาทสัมผัสของเนื้อ

Abstract

Objective of this study was to determine the effect of crude turmeric extract (Curcuma longa Linn.) supplementation in broiler diets on sensory evaluation of meat. One hundred and twenty 3-week- old male Habbard broilers were randomly allotted into 5 groups according to the level of crude turmeric extract supplementation. Each group consisted of six replications with 4 broilers per replication. Broilers were fed ad libitum with basal diet containing 0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6 and 0.8% of crude turmeric extract until 6 weeks old. Subsequently, birds were slaughtered and the breast meats were dissected for sensory evaluation by 12 panels. The results revealed that all crude turmeric extract supplementations gave no significant difference in colour and smell of raw meat (P>0.05). The overall acceptance of sensory panels on raw meat from all groups were not significant difference but in a satisfactory to good values (P>0.05). Cooked meat showed no significant difference in tenderness, juiciness, meat flavour, turmeric flavour and overall acceptance (P>0.05).