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. 2023 Mar 31;10(1):42–50. doi: 10.5455/javar.2023.j650

Table 7. Organ weights of broiler chickens fed with synbiotic nutmeg flesh extract and L. plantarum.

Items (% live weight ) Treatment SEM p-value
T0 T1 T2 T3 T4 A L Q
Liver 2.63 2.64 2.71 2.74 2.71 0.37 0.87 0.08 0.16
Heart 0.63 0.65 0.63 0.64 0.64 0.04 0.79 0.76 0.82
Proventriculus 0.61 0.67 0.64 0.64 0.65 0.03 0.79 0.54 0.71
Gizzard 1.70 1.66 1.79 1.80 1.61 0.16 0.35 0.90 0.66
Pancreas 0.43 0.44 0.43 0.48 0.42 0.07 0.45 0.83 1.00
Spleen 0.07 0.09 0.09 0.08 0.08 0.04 0.37 0.76 0.94
Thymus 0.18 0.16 0.17 0.17 0.16 0.03 0.94 0.32 0.39
Bursa of fabricius 0.09 0.08 0.09 0.10 0.10 0.06 0.86 0.13 0.09
Deodenum 0.67 0.75 0.68 0.69 0.74 0.15 0.26 0.57 0.56
Jejenum 1.32 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.33 0.12 0.86 0.13 0.09
Ilium 0.68 0.72 0.64 0.70 0.68 0.23 0.27 0.86 0.90
Cecum 0.84 0.82 0.80 0.82 0.83 0.48 0.54 0.73 0.93
Abdominal fat 1.64 1.65 1.63 1.67 1.62 0.32 0.42 0.79 0.65

A = Analysis of variance; L = Orthogonal polynomial contrasts test for linear effects, Q = Orthogonal polynomial contrasts test for quadratic effects, SEM = Standard error of the means.