The aim of this study was to examine the effect of dietary supplementation with advanced chelate compound-based trace minerals (CTM) on oxidative stability of growing turkey’s meat. A total of 336 one-day-old turkeys were assigned to three dietary treatments, consisting of eight replicates of 14 birds each. Experimental treatments included: ITM (basal diet; commercially recommended levels of inorganic TM), CTM50 (CTM replaced at 50% of ITM), and CTM100 (CTM replaced at 100% of ITM). The malondialdehyde (MDA) concentrations in the thigh and breast muscles of 112-day-old turkeys were measured at various days (days 0, 5, 10, and 15) following storage at 4 °C. The concentrations of MDA were significantly lower (P < 0.05) in thigh meat after 5 and 10 days of storage, as well as in breast meat after 10 and 15 days of storage, in turkeys fed the CTM100 diet compared to those fed the ITM and CTM50 diets. After 15 days of storage at 4 °C, thigh meats from turkeys fed with CTM-supplemented diets showed lower MDA concentrations compared to those from birds fed with the ITM diet, with the CTM100 treatment exhibiting the lowest MDA concentrations. In conclusion, a complete replacement of ITM with equivalent levels of CTM could beneficially influence oxidative stability in turkey meat.
