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. 2024 Feb 15;10(2):e31367. doi: 10.1002/vms3.1367

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.