Performances and sensory quality of broilers fed with different levels of extruded rapeseed meal

In this paper the effect of extruded rapeseed meal on the performance and sensory quality of the breast meat of broilers was investigated. The experiments were performed with hybrid line ROSS 308. The control group was fed soybean meal, and two levels of extruded rapeseed meal were added in experimental groups, 4% and 8% during a period of 42 days. Final body masses of chicken in the experimental groups were lower for 1.79% and 3.05% than the control group. Conversion of feed was satisfactory in all groups, and the best in the control group. Including extruded rapeseed meal in the meal did not show negative effect on the sensory quality, the smell and the colour, of fresh breast meat. Sensory quality (smell, taste and sensitivity) of heat-treated breast meat of the chickens in the control and experimental groups was marked as ''very good'', or optimal.