TABLE 3.
Effects of different levels of garlic and mushroom powder on relative organ weights (% of live body weight) in broilers at 42 days of age.
Main effects | Carcass yield | Liver | Spleen | Bursa of Fabricius | Thymus |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
GP (%) | |||||
0.00 | 68.26 | 2.29 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.45 |
0.50 | 68.72 | 2.33 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.45 |
1.00 | 69.40 | 2.38 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.47 |
1.50 | 68.89 | 2.35 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.47 |
p Value | 0.95 | 0.78 | 0.26 | 0.001 | 0.006 |
SEM | 1.354 | 0.061 | 0.007 | 0.007 | 0.007 |
MP (%) | |||||
0 | 68.12 | 2.34 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.46 |
1 | 69.51 | 2.32 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.45 |
p Value | 0.32 | 0.92 | 0.91 | 0.65 | 0.30 |
SEM | 0.981 | 0.043 | 0.005 | 0.005 | 0.005 |
Interaction effects | |||||
no GP + no MP | 67.23 | 2.24 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.44 |
0.50% GP + no MP | 69.43 | 2.28 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.45 |
1.00% GP + no MP | 68.15 | 2.27 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.47 |
1.50% GP + no MP | 67.68 | 2.40 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.47 |
no GP + 1.00% MP | 69.29 | 2.34 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.45 |
0.50% GP + 1.00% MP | 68.00 | 2.37 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.45 |
1.00% GP + 1.00% MP | 70.66 | 2.30 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.47 |
1.50% GP + 1.00% MP | 70.09 | 2.35 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.48 |
p Value | 0.70 | 0.50 | 0.35 | 0.74 | 0.92 |
SEM | 2.098 | 0.089 | 0.010 | 0.009 | 0.010 |
Abbreviations: GP, garlic powder; MP, mushroom powder; SEM, standard error of means.