Table 5. Effects of supplementing diets with solubles from shredded, steam-exploded pine particles (SSPP) on broilers’ organs length1).
| Parameters | SSPP supplementation (%)2) | SEM | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | |||
| Absolute length (cm) | |||||
| Duodenum | 27.3 | 26.9 | 26.4 | 4.58 | 0.723 |
| Jejunum | 63.1 | 61.8 | 60.8 | 1.48 | 0.819 |
| Ileum | 62.1 | 61.5 | 65.6 | 3.53 | 0.539 |
| Cecum | 15.8 | 15.4 | 16.2 | 0.28 | 0.498 |
| Relative length (cm/kg) | |||||
| Duodenum | 17.6 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 0.37 | 0.559 |
| Jejunum | 41 | 38.4 | 38.6 | 1.09 | 0.579 |
| Ileum | 40.1 | 38.3 | 41.6 | 1.01 | 0.406 |
| Cecum | 10.2 | 9.6 | 10.3 | 0.24 | 0.523 |
1)
Values are presented as mean ± SEM (n = 8).
2)
Treatments are as follows: 0% SSPP, chicks fed with the basal diet; 0.1% SSPP, chicks fed with the basal diet supplemented with 0.1% of SSPP; 0.4% SSPP, chicks fed with the basal diet supplemented with 0.4% of SSPP.