Table 4.
Relative organ weight, % | Experimental treatments1 | SEM | ||||
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Control | 0.5% AV | 0.75% AV | 1% AV | Antibiotic | ||
Carcass | 71.5 | 71.2 | 71 | 72.1 | 72.5 | 0.516 |
Abdominal fat | 1.10 | 1.27 | 1.23 | 0.99 | 1.22 | 0.086 |
Liver | 2.13 | 2.11 | 2.23 | 2.35 | 2.34 | 0.078 |
Gizzard | 2.39 | 2.50 | 2.38 | 2.36 | 2.47 | 0.087 |
Heart | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.58 | 0.026 |
Proventriculus | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.017 |
AV=Aloe vera, SEM=Standard error of mean