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Table 3.

Effect of clove oil on carcass traits of broiler chicks.

Items	Treatments			P
Items	Control	T1	T2	P
Body weight	1950 ± 28.86^c	2150 ± 28.86^a	2080 ± 15.27^b	0.004
Carcass weight	0.75 ± 0.005^a	0.76 ± 0.008^a	0.76 ± 0.005^a	0.304
Breast muscle %	23.3 ± 0.33^b	25.3 ± 0.33^a	26 ± 0.57^a	0.004
Thigh muscle %	9.9 ± 0.120^b	10.3 ± 0.08^a	10.2 ± 0.14^a	0.011
Abdominal %	2.5 ± 0.03^a	2.76 ± 0.08^a	2.7 ± 0.05^a	0.119
Liver%	1.83 ± 0.03^a	1.9 ± 0.005^a	1.91 ± 0.005^a	0.049
Lemphiod organs
Spleen mg/g BW	1.24 ± 0.003^b	1.30 ± 0.005^b	1.27 ± 0.01^a	0.041
Thymus mg/g BW	2.14 ± 0.005^b	2.21 ± 0.005^a	2.19 ± 0.00^a	0.001
Bursa Fabricius mg/g BW	1.20 ± 0.003^b	1.25 ± 0.003^a	1.23 ± 0.003^a	0.005

Superscript letters (a, b, c) indicate significant differences within rows (P < 0.05).

Control: Basal diet with no supplementation, T1: Basal diet with a 200 kcal energy reduction, supplemented with 300 mg clove oil/kg diet and 1 g emulsifier/kg diet, T2: Basal diet with a 200 kcal energy reduction, supplemented with 300 mg clove oil/kg diet.