. 2023 Sep 14;102(12):103111. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2023.103111

Table 4.

The impact of selenium nanoparticles on the carcass properties of broiler chickens.

Groups	Carcass (mg)	Liver (mg)	Spleen (g)	Heart (g)	Fat (g)	Breast muscle (g)
T1	77.2 ± 0.0^ab	1.78 ± 0.1^ab	0.081 ± 0.01^c	0.55 ± 0.02^ab	1.35 ± 0.1^a	33.11 ± 0.2^c
T2	78.3 ± 0.2^a	1.79 ± 0.2^a	0.085 ± 0.02^b	0.57 ± 0.05^a	1.20 ± 0.2^cd	39.65 ± 0.3^a
T3	75.9 ± 0.2^c	1.71 ± 0.2^c	0.089 ± 0.01^a	0.50 ± 0.03^d	1.30 ± 0.3^b	32.40 ± 0.5^d
T4	76.9 ± 0.6^b	1.76 ± 0.3^b	0.079 ± 0.03^d	0.54 ± 0.04^c	1.18 ± 0.6^d	37.89 ± 0.8^b
T5	76.2 ± 0.3^b	1.75 ± 0.2^bc	0.078 ± 0.06^d	0.52 ± 0.00^cd	1.23 ± 0.3^c	37.12 ± 0.2^b

The values are presented as mean ± SE, lowercase letters (a–d) in each row indicate the significant differences between different treatments on the carcass properties of broiler chickens using LSD test at P < 0.05. T1: Non infected chicks; T2: Non infected chicks + SeNPs 500 mg/kg diet for 35 d; T3: E. tenella-infected chicks and non-treated; T4: E. tenella-infected chicks + treated with SeNPs 500 mg/kg; diet for 5 d; T5: E. tenella-infected chicks + treated with sulfadimidine, 16% solution 8 mL/L of drinking water for 5 d.