Table-5.
Bone morphometry (left tibia) of broiler chicken on different dietary treatment.
| Treatment | Bone weight (g/kg live weight) | Bone length (mm/kg live weight) | Bone width (mm/kg live weight) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proximal epiphysis | Diaphysis | Distal epiphysis | |||
| T1 | 2.78 | 55.73 | 13.14 | 5.12 | 10.36 |
| T2 | 2.69 | 54.59 | 13.56 | 5.16 | 11.13 |
| T3 | 2.58 | 54.12 | 13.29 | 5.42 | 10.61 |
| SEM | 0.04 | 0.82 | 0.17 | 0.09 | 0.19 |
| Significance | 0.17 | 0.73 | 0.62 | 0.35 | 0.27 |
SEM=Standard error of mean, T1=Control group, T2=Low P+500 FTU lab phytase and T3=Low P, low Ca+500 FTU lab phytase