Table-3.
Effect of multi-strain probiotic preparation in combination with vitamins and minerals on internal organs relative weight of the Indonesian indigenous crossbred chickens.
| Items (% live BW) | Dietary treatments | SE | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONT | AGP | PROB1 | PROB2 | |||
| Heart | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.86 | 0.66 | 0.09 | 0.48 |
| Liver | 2.23 | 2.24 | 2.45 | 2.22 | 0.10 | 0.37 |
| Proventriculus | 0.50 | 0.53 | 0.59 | 0.53 | 0.03 | 0.22 |
| Gizzard | 1.63 | 1.60 | 1.91 | 1.76 | 0.12 | 0.26 |
| Spleen | 0.26 | 0.20 | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.04 | 0.63 |
| Thymus | 0.54 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.53 | 0.07 | 0.69 |
| Bursa of Fabricius | 0.20 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.13 | 0.04 | 0.33 |
| Duodenum | 0.58 | 0.72 | 0.66 | 0.63 | 0.05 | 0.32 |
| Jejunum | 1.06 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1.08 | 0.09 | 0.68 |
| Ileum | 0.83 | 0.84 | 0.78 | 0.76 | 0.07 | 0.83 |
| Caeca | 0.48 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.04 | 0.75 |
| Pancreas | 0.27 | 0.33 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.02 | 0.17 |
CONT=Chicks receiving basal diet without any additive, AGP=Chicks receiving basal diet with 0.04% of zinc bacitracin, PROB1=Chicks receiving basal diet with 0.01% of commercial probiotic Bacillus subtilis preparation, PROB2=Chicks receiving basal diet with 0.5% of multi-strain probiotic preparation in combination with vitamins and minerals, BW=Body weight, SE=Standard error