*2.3. Sampling*

After collecting blood samples, according to the approved working protocol, the chicks (6 chicks/group) were electrically stunned and subsequently slaughtered by cervical dislocation. After bleeding and evisceration, thigh and breast meat samples were collected (6 breast and 6 thigh meat samples per group). From each of the samples collected, samples were taken to determine the proximate composition (dry matter—DM, crude protein—CP, ether extractives—EE, ash) and to determine the color, texture, and pH parameters. Until analysis, the samples were stored in plastic bags at −20 ◦C.


**Table 1.** Nutrient composition of experimental basal diets (%).

1 kg of A1 premix contains 1,100,000 IU/kg vitamin A; 200,000 IU/kg vitamin D3; 2700 IU/kg vitamin E; 300 mg/kg vitamin K; 200 mg/kg Vit. B1; 400 mg/kg vitamin B2; 1485 mg/kg pantothenic acid; 2700 mg/kg nicotinic acid; 300 mg/kg vitamin B6; 4 mg/kg Vit. B7; 100 mg/kg vitamin B9; 1.8 mg/kg vitamin B12; 2000 mg/kg vitamin C; 8000 mg/kg manganese; 8000 mg/kg iron; 500 mg/kg copper; 6000 mg/kg zinc; 37 mg/kg cobalt; 152 mg/kg iodine; 18 mg/kg selenium. C: control diet; E1: experimental diet supplemented with 200 μg/kg diet CrPic + 0.25 g vitamin C (VC)/kg diet; E2: experimental diet supplemented with 200 μg/kg diet CrPic +0.025 g Zn/kg diet; E3: experimental diet supplemented with 200 μg/kg diet CrPic +10 g creeping wood sorrel powder (CWS)/kg diet. 1 Diet structure published previously by Saracila et al. [14]. 2 A1 premix + 20 mg CrPic/kg premix + 25 g vit. C/kg premix; 3 A1 premix + 20 mg CrPic/kg premix + 2.5 g Zn/kg premix; 4 A1 premix + 20 mg CrPic/kg premix + 1% creeping wood sorrel powder.
