Growth, Production Performance, and Meat Quality Assessment of Broiler Chickens Using an Alternative, Affordable Biofield Energy Treatment Strategy

This study aimed to determine the growth and quality of broiler meat under different treatments. The experiment consisted of four distinct groups: viz. control (UBCONG), biofield energy treatment on eggs (BTEG), biofield energy treatment on chicks (BTCG), and biofield energy treatment on eggs and chicks (DBECG). Body weight, feed conversion ratio (FCR), carcass characteristics, and sensory features score (9-point hedonic scale) were evaluated. FCR was significantly (p<0.001) reduced in biofield treatment groups compared to UBCONG. Edible meat weight was significantly higher in BTCG (p<0.01; 55.23%), and DBECG (p<0.05; 47.67%) compared to UBCONG. Monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) was significantly increased by 111.11% in BTCG and 118.52% (p<0.05) in DBECG compared to UBCONG. Polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) was significantly increased by 108.70% (p<0.01) in BTCG and 130.43% (p<0.001) in DBECG compared to UBCONG. Oleic acid was significantly (p<0.05) increased by 172.22% in BTCG and 150% in DBECG compared to UBCONG. Linoleic acid was significantly (p<0.001) increased in BTCG (146.67%) and DBECG (160%) compared to UBCONG. Sensory characteristics were significantly (p<0.001) improved in the biofield treatment group as compared to UBCONG. Overall, the biofield treatment significantly improved growth and quality of broiler chicken meat compared to the untreated group.