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. 2025 May 29;104(9):105344. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2025.105344

Table 4.

Carcass traits and internal organ weights of broiler chickens supplemented with grape pomace.

Outcomes SMD 95 % CI
SE p-value Heterogeneity
Lower Upper QM df P-value I2
Carcass traits
Dressing percentage −0.12 −0.33 0.09 0.11 0.001 52.4 11 <0.001 79.0
Breast 0.34 −0.30 1.06 0.35 0.272 389.79 11 <0.001 97.2
Drumstick 0.28 0.02 0.54 0.13 0.033 22.80 6 <0.001 73.7
Thigh −0.19 −0.64 0.26 0.22 0.404 133.20 9 <0.001 93.2
Internal organs
Gizzard 0.50 0.33 0.67 0.09 <0.001 18.6 9 0.030 51.7
Heart −0.51 −1.12 0.13 0.33 0.120 107.2 5 <0.001 95.3
Liver −0.39 −0.74 −0.05 0.17 0.023 175.9 13 <0.001 92.6
Spleen −0.45 −1.12 0.23 0.34 0.192 153.6 6 <0.001 96.0

SMD = standardized mean, CI = confidence interval; SE = standard error; QM = coefficient of moderator; df = degree of freedom; p = probability difference; I2 = inconsistency index.