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. 2015 Dec 12;1(4):305–309. doi: 10.1016/j.aninu.2015.11.010

Table 3.

Effect of experimental treatments on carcass yield and internal relative organ weight of broilers at 42 days of age.

Item Experimental treatments
SEM
Control Probiotic Milk kefir Molasses kefir
Carcass, % 67.3 68.5 67.6 67.5 0.60
Abdominal fat, % 0.97 1.07 1.21 1.37 0.60
Liver, % 2.37 2.51 2.56 2.58 0.20
Gizzard, % 1.94 1.71 1.85 1.94 0.03
Proventriculus, % 0.43 0.50 0.49 0.53 0.07
Pancreas, % 0.285 0.275 0.282 0.266 0.04
Small intestine, % 6.44 5.83 5.79 5.66 2.10
Cecum, % 0.812 0.952 0.844 0.893 0.10
Small intestine, cm 247.0a 232abc 217bc 210c 11.1
Cecum, cm 41ab 44a 40b 40b 1.7

SEM = standard error of mean.

a–c Values in the same row not sharing a common superscript differ (P < 0.05).