Table 3.
Productive and carcass characteritistics
| Parameters1 | Experimental groups2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | AVHGP | SCP | BHGP | AVSSL | SG | |
| SW (g) | 2263.7 ± 34b | 2214.8 ± 32.1b | 2228.9 ± 36.4b | 2243.9 ± 34b | 2383.8 ± 34a | 2361.8 ± 34a |
| HCW (g) | 1630.5 ± 26.2ab | 1581.3 ± 24.7b | 1604.3 ± 28b | 1607.4 ± 26.2b | 1701.7 ± 26.2a | 1691.5 ± 26.2a |
| CCWG (g) | 1672.5 ± 26.8ab | 1615.5 ± 25.3b | 1642.2 ± 28.6b | 1642.1 ± 26.8b | 1748.2 ± 26.8a | 1741.9 ± 26.8a |
| Fat Pad (%) | 2.01 ± 0.05ab | 2.11 ± 0.05a | 2.09 ± 0.05a | 1.91 ± 0.05bc | 1.8 ± 0.05c | 1.91 ± .05bc |
| Breast (g) | 422.9 ± 9.6bc | 409.4 ± 9.1c | 419.5 ± 10.3bc | 422.2 ± 9.6bc | 451.7 ± 9.6a | 445.2 ± 9.6ab |
| Breast (%) | 25.21 ± 0.22 | 25.27 ± 0.21 | 25.4 ± 0.24 | 25.62 ± 0.23 | 25.73 ± .23 | 25.43 ± 0.23 |
Values shown are means ± SEM (n = 80).
1CCWG = chilled carcass without giblets; HCW = hot carcass weight; SW = slaughter weight.
2AVHGP = AV/HGP/16; AVSSL = AV/SSL/12; BHGP = bacteriostatic herbal growth promoter with essential oils; C = control; SCP = Superliv Concentrate Premix; SG = Superliv Gold. Different letters within a row indicate a significant difference at P < 0.05.