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. 2018 Feb 24;11(2):240–247. doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2018.240-247

Table-3.

Weights of selected internal organs (in relation to live BW) of broiler chickens fed with multistrain Probiotic preparation in combination with vitamins and minerals.

Items (% live BW) Dietary supplementations SE p value

Control Pro-0.1 Pro-0.5 Pro-1.0
Heart 0.45a 0.39b 0.38b 0.44ab 0.02 0.05
Liver 2.34 2.33 2.41 2.30 0.11 0.90
Gallbladder 0.04 0.05 0.03 0.04 0.01 0.23
Pro-ventriculus 0.56 0.57 0.54 0.61 0.04 0.60
Gizzard 1.10 1.27 1.09 1.21 0.10 0.50
Spleen 0.11 0.12 0.11 0.13 0.01 0.80
Thymus 0.27 0.29 0.25 0.26 0.03 0.87
Bursa of Fabricius 0.05 0.07 0.05 0.06 0.01 0.22
Duodenum 0.45 0.51 0.49 0.54 0.03 0.18
Jejunum 1.01 1.08 1.03 1.13 0.06 0.54
Ileum 0.81 0.93 1.05 0.95 0.06 0.07
Ceca 0.32 0.34 0.40 0.40 0.03 0.21
Pancreas 0.21 0.26 0.22 0.26 0.01 0.07

Control=Birds receiving diet without supplementation, Pro-0.1=Birds receiving diet supplemented with 0.1% of multistrain Probiotic preparation in combination with vitamins and minerals, Pro-0.5=Birds receiving 0.5% of multistrain Probiotic preparation in combination with vitamins and minerals, Pro-1.0=Birds receiving 1% of multistrain Probiotic preparation in combination with vitamins and minerals, BW=Body weight, SE=Standard error,

a,b

Values with different letters within the same row were significantly different, n (number of samples per experimental group)=6