Results of the current study demonstrated that supplementation
of M. oleifera leaf meal at additive levels of up to 5% of the
bird’s DMI reduced TBARS and influenced the fatty acid composition
in broiler meat. The tendency to have lower TBARS on meats
from T3 and T4 birds was a clear indication that M. oleifera supplementation
is capable of reducing lipid oxidation in broiler breast
meat. Until 8 days of cold storage, followed by frozen storage, the
unsaturated FA profile of meat from MOLM supplemented was
higher. Thus, in view of the unsaturated fatty acid profile and antioxidant
stability in meats from birds supplemented with MOLM, it
was deduced that M. oleifera leaf meal at inclusion level that are
not detrimental to the bird’s performance, may be promising
source of natural antioxidants for broiler meat.