Table 8.
Effect of dietary treatments on relative meat yield (g/kg) of broiler chickens at 35 d of age
| Items | Levels (g/kg) | Breast | Thighs | Drumsticks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 0.0 | 212.1b | 102.6 | 90.1 |
| Whole yeast | 0.5 | 212.1b | 101.9 | 89.9 |
| 1.0 | 216.6b | 102.5 | 88.0 | |
| 1.5 | 218.9b | 102.7 | 86.0 | |
| 2.0 | 234.0a | 102.7 | 87.0 | |
| Yeast cell wall | 0.5 | 210.5b | 102.0 | 88.7 |
| 1.0 | 216.6b | 102.6 | 91.0 | |
| 1.5 | 230.0a | 102.6 | 88.6 | |
| 2.0 | 233.9a | 102.7 | 88.6 | |
| SEM | 2.12 | 2.83 | 2.37 | |
| p-value | 0.02 | 0.98 | 0.84 | |
| Probability levels of orthogonal contrasts | ||||
| Control vs yeast | 0.04 | 0.95 | 0.99 | |
| Control vs whole yeast | 0.03 | 0.95 | 0.96 | |
| Control vs yeast cell wall | 0.02 | 0.96 | 0.97 | |
| Whole yeast vs yeast cell wall | 0.10 | 0.99 | 0.99 | |
Values are means of 6 replicates.
SEM, standard error of the mean.
a,b
Means in a column not sharing a common superscript differ (p<0.05).