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. 2024 Feb 28;10(2):e1399. doi: 10.1002/vms3.1399

TABLE 4.

Effect of experimental treatments on carcass traits of broiler chickens on d 42 (g/100 g BW).

Carcass traits
Additive type Feed form Carcass Breast Thigh Gastrointestinal tract Proventriculus Gizzard Liver Pancreas Abdominal fat
CTL Mash 73.26 25.23 21.11 11.89 0.44 1.97 2.00 0.30 1.09
SFH 72.60 24.59 20.48 13.25 0.47 2.57 2.47 0.29 1.32
ENZ 70.87 24.65 20.44 12.34 0.35 1.97 2.04 0.35 1.16
SFH + ENZ 74.40 25.03 21.21 13.02 0.54 2.18 1.95 0.37 1.32
CTL Pellet 74.71 26.24 20.75 11.10 0.44 1.84 1.98 0.37 1.39
SFH 74.83 24.07 20.62 11.68 0.42 1.67 1.76 0.26 1.36
ENZ 72.98 21.99 20.19 11.58 0.51 1.65 1.78 0.32 1.13
SFH + ENZ 25.25 21.08 12.13 0.46 2.16 2.07 0.31 1.35
SEM 1.03 1.34 0.63 0.66 0.05 0.20 0.16 0.06 0.19
Main effects
Additive type
CTL 74.00 25.74 20.93 11.50 0.44 1.91 1.9 0.33 1.24
SFH 73.72 24.33 20.55 12.47 0.44 2.12 2.1 0.28 1.34
ENZ 71.90 23.32 20.31 11.96 0.43 1.81 1.9 0.33 1.14
SFH + ENZ 74.22 25.14 21.15 12.58 0.50 2.17 2.0 0.34 1.34
SEM 0.73 0.94 0.45 0.46 0.04 0.14 0.12 0.04 0.13
Feed form
Mash 72.80 24.87 20.81 12.63a 0.45 2.17a 2.11 0.33 1.22
Pellet 74.11 24.39 20.66 11.62b 0.46 1.83b 1.90 0.32 1.31
SEM 0.51 0.67 0.31 0.33 0.02 0.10 0.08 0.03 0.09
p‐Value
Additive type 0.12 0.32 0.56 0.35 0.58 0.27 0.68 0.68 0.72
Feed form 0.07 0.61 0.74 0.04 0.95 0.02 0.08 0.79 0.55
Additive type × feed form 0.58 0.56 0.98 0.91 0.19 0.17 0.09 0.78 0.85

Note: Means with different letters (a, b) within the same column differ significantly (p<0.05).

Abbreviations: ENZ, endo‐power enzyme; SFH, sunflower hulls.