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. 2023 Aug 31;78(4):1269–1275. doi: 10.32592/ARI.2023.78.4.1269

Table 3.

Effect of tannin supplementation on visceras weight (grams) of broiler chicken

Paramters T1 T2 T3
Starter Phase
Heart (grams) 1±0.0 1.0±0.0 1.0±0.0
Gizard (grams) 25±0.6 27.0±1.0 25.0±3.4
Intestine (grams) 37.3±3.2 40.6±8.1 40.7±3.21
Liver (grams) 9.0±2.0 10.3±1.2 9.7±1.5
Total Viscera (grams) 73.3±4.9 81.3±6.4 78.7±6.1
Grower Phase
Heart (grams) 1.0±0.0 1.0±0.0 1.0±0.0
Gizard (grams) 40.0±5.0 31.6±10.4 50.0±26.5
Intestine (grams) 68.3±2.8 73.3±10.4 50.0±26.5
Liver (grams) 23.0±2.8 21.7±2.8 18.7±5.5
Total Viscera (grams) 126.7±10.4 121.7±10.4 8.3±52.5
Finisher Phase
Heart (grams) 9.0±0.0 9.0±0.0 6.7±2.5
Gizard (grams) 77.0±12.7 75.0±4.6 61.0±4.7
Intestine (grams) 156.0±7.6 a 136.0±4.0 b 99.3±19.3 ab
Liver (grams) 40.0±2.1 a 48.3±5.1 b 27.0±4.2 ab
Total Viscera (grams) 284.7±21.5a 264.7±10.7 b 194.7±26.6 ab

Means in the same row with different letters are significantly difference. T1: AGPs 0% supplementation, T2: AGPs 0.03% supplementation, T3: tannin 0.05% supplementation