broilers; however at the expense of growth performance (Zhang et al., 2009), due to the fact that LA can reduce food intake and body weight, especially at high supplementation amounts (Kim et al., 2004). Zhang found that ALC contributes to ameliorate meat quality and to improve lipid metabolism in broilers (Zhang et al., 2010). Whether there exists an interaction between LA and ALC in the growth performance and meat quality is not known. Furthermore, whether or not similar responses to dietary LA and ALC could be observed in broilers has not been confirmed.
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of dietary LA and ALC on growth performance, carcass traits and meat quality in broilers and to search for the interaction between dietary LA and ALC.