This study investigated the effects of different dietary flaxseed inclusion levels (0, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10%) on the fatty acid composition, plasma biochemical parameters, and meat quality of Beijing-you chickens. A total of 960 6-week-old birds were randomly assigned to six dietary treatments in a completely randomized design, with eight replicates per treatment. Dietary flaxseed supplementation significantly decreased plasma alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), total cholesterol (TC), and triglyceride (TG) concentrations (p p (p p p p > 0.05), with the highest value observed at the 6% inclusion level. In conclusion, dietary flaxseed supplementation effectively enriches ω-3 PUFAs in chicken meat while simultaneously enhancing metabolic health indicators and improving meat quality traits.
Wang et al. (Wed,) studied this question.