Dietary supplementation of saponins to improve the quality and oxidative stability of broiler chicken meat

A total of 384 broiler chicken of same hatch and uniform body weight were used to assess the role of saponins in meat quality. The soapnut shell powder obtained from Sapindus mukorossi was used as a source of saponins. Following a 4 × 2 factorial design broiler chicken diets were supplemented with four saponin levels (0, 100, 150, 200 mg/kg diet) and each provided for 42 (0–42 day) and 21 days (21–42 day) resulting into eight dietary treatments. The results revealed that dietary saponin supplementation significantly ( P