Pakistan Journal of Nutrition1680-51941994-7984Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/pjn.2018.550.556Hasil TamzilMohammad IndarsihBudi Sukatha JayaI. Nyoman 1120181711Background and Objective: Transportation of broiler chickens triggers the stress responses and reduces the quality of meat. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of water spraying of broiler chickens prior to transportation on the hematological status and the quality of broiler meat. Methodology: The study was designed with a one-way completely randomized design using 45 female broilers aged 30 days. The broilers were divided into 3 treatment groups and each group consisted of 15 chickens. Treatment I (control) consisted of broilers chickens without water spraying and transportation. Treatment II consisted of broilers chickens without water spraying prior to transportation. Treatment III consisted of broilers chickens that were water sprayed prior to transportation. Experimental broilers chickens in Treatments II and III were transported using an open vehicle from 09.00 am-12.00 pm. Results: Transportation of experimental broilers chickens increased rectal temperature, erythrocyte level, leukocyte level, heterophile percentage and H/L ratio and decreased lymphocyte percentage, decreased meat pH, water holding capacity, cooking loss and meat tenderness (p<0.01). The water spraying of the broilers chickens shortly prior to transportation resulted in the same hematological status and meat quality as control broilers without water spraying and transportation (p>0.05). Conclusion: Transportation causes the experimental broilers suffer stress and water spraying of the broilers shortly prior to transportation minimizes the stress effect.]]>Kementan,20172017Zhang, L., H.Y. Yue, H.J. Zhang, L. Xu and S.G. Wu et al.,20098820332041Doktor, J. and K. Poltowicz,20099307317Tamzil, M.H., N.K.D. Haryani and B. Indarsih,201615432441Barbut, S., A.A. Sosnicki, S.M. Lonergan, T. Knapp and D.C. Ciobanu et al.,2008794663Jayaprakash, G., M. Sathiyabarathi, M.A. Robert and T. Tamilmani,20165806809Zulkifli, I., A. Al-Aqil, A.R. Omar, A.Q. Sazili and M.A. Rajion,200988471476Tamzil. M.H.,201424 5767Lin, H., H.F. Zhang, R. Du, X.H. Gu, Z.Y. Zhang, J. Buyse and E. Decuypere,20058411731178Al-Fataftah, A.R.A. and Z.H.M. Abu-Dieyeh,200766470Zahraa and H. Al-Ghamdi,20087964968Al-Aqil, A. and I. Zulkifli,20098813581364Ajakaiye, J.J., J.O. Ayo and S.A. Ojo,201043183189Tamzil, M.H., R.R. Noor, P.S. Hardjosworo, W. Manalu and C. Sumantri,201312264272Ali, M.S., G.H. Kang and S.T. Joo,200821912916Lengkey, H.A.W., J. A., Siwi1, P. Edianingsih and F.J. Nangoy,201329331336Haryoko, I., P. Suparman, B. Haryanto and A.H.D. Rahardjo,2005301319Kolmer, J.A., E.H. Spaudling and H.W. Robinson,19595th Edn.,Tamzil, M.H., R.R. Noor, P.S. Hardjosworo, W. Manalu and C. Sumantri,2014131420Soeparno,2005SAS.,2004Etches, R.J., J.M. John and A.M.V. Gibbins,20082008pp: 48-79pp: 48-79Czaririck, M. and B.D. Fairchild,20082008pp: 81-131pp: 81-131Meyer, D.J. and J.W. Harvey,20043rd Edn.,Hoffband, A.V. and P.A.H. Moss,20116th Edn.,Davis, A.K., D.L. Maney and J.C. Maerz,200822760772Ranjbar, K., A. Khatibjoo, M. Neamati and F. Fattahnia,2014Echium amoenum and lavender extract on blood metabolite and meat quality of broiler chickens under transport stress.]]>2159169