Table 8.
Effect of dietary supplementation with increasing levels of Muramidase 007 (T1 = 0 LSU(F)/kg feed, T2 = 65,000 LSU(F)/kg feed, T3 = 325,000 LSU(F)/kg feed, T4 = 650,000 LSU(F)/kg feed) on the absolute organ weights (g) and as a percentage (%) of final body weight of all pigs on day 42 of the study. Different letters indicate significant differences between the groups (p < 0.05).
| T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | SE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brain (BRA) | 81.3 | 84.7 | 80.9 | 81.5 | 3.58 |
| BRA % | 0.124 | 0.131 | 0.143 | 0.124 | 0.008 |
| Epididymis (EPI) | 41.7 | 43.3 | 47.4 | 41.9 | 3.23 |
| EPI % | 0.061 | 0.065 | 0.075 | 0.060 | 0.005 |
| Adrenal gland (ADR) | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 0.22 |
| ADR % | 0.005a | 0.005a | 0.006b | 0.0056ab | 0.0002 |
| Pituitary gland (PIT) | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.035 |
| PIT % | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 0.0003 | 0.0003 | 0.00005 |
| Thyroid gland (THY) | 6.8 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 0.439 |
| THY % | 0.010 | 0.009 | 0.009 | 0.010 | 0.0004 |
| Heart (HEA) | 327.5 | 299.4 | 277.9 | 305.4 | 14.66 |
| HEA% | 0.495 | 0.463 | 0.472 | 0.461 | 0.016 |
| Kidney (KID) | 322.9 | 312.6 | 301.6 | 328.1 | 14.30 |
| KID % | 0.488 | 0.483 | 0.513 | 0.494 | 0.0145 |
| Liver (LIV) | 1600.8 | 1539.9 | 1448.8 | 1600.3 | 76.21 |
| LIV % | 2.43 | 2.44 | 2.45 | 2.40 | 0.077 |
| Lung (LUN) | 703.9 | 621.8 | 701.5 | 711.3 | 52.33 |
| LUN % | 1.066 | 0.966 | 1.185 | 1.081 | 0.072 |
| Ovary (OVA) | 7.3 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 1.04 |
| OVA % | 0.012 | 0.008 | 0.007 | 0.005 | 0.0016 |
| Prostate (PRO) | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 0.44 |
| PRO % | 0.006 | 0.007 | 0.008 | 0.006 | 0.0007 |
| Spleen (SPL) | 116.8 | 133.9 | 116.7 | 131.3 | 6.91 |
| SPL % | 0.177 | 0.208 | 0.199 | 0.197 | 0.0096 |
| Uterus (UTE) | 99.2 | 71.2 | 69.3 | 61.9 | 17.71 |
| UTE % | 0.158 | 0.115 | 0.119 | 0.100 | 0.0295 |
| Testes (TES) | 83.9 | 93.8 | 86.4 | 94.7 | 10.71 |
| TES % | 0.122 | 0.141 | 0.137 | 0.132 | 0.0151 |
| Thymus (TYM) | 273.8 | 238.6 | 237.8 | 295.4 | 21.02 |
| TYM % | 0.411 | 0.369 | 0.387 | 0.443 | 0.0244 |