Table 4.
The effects of HS and amino acid-chelated mineral supplementation on carcass parameters of broilers1
| Diet | Control | Avalar | P-values | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environment | TN | HS | TN | HS | Diet (D) | Environment (E) | Interaction (D × E) |
| LW, g | 2,974.7 ± 171.5 | 2,444.9 ± 136.5 | 3,010.8 ± 132.8 | 2,526.0 ± 104.5 | 0.677 | 0.002 | 0.872 |
| HCW, g | 2,304.1 ± 145.1 | 1,913.3 ± 109.5 | 2,318.1 ± 113.8 | 1,950.1 ± 84.6 | 0.828 | 0.004 | 0.922 |
| CCW, g | 2,368.6 ± 148.7 | 1,965.8 ± 109.9 | 2,383.8 ± 114.6 | 2,004.5 ± 85.4 | 0.820 | 0.003 | 0.921 |
| Fat, % | 1.38 ± 0.16 | 1.42 ± 0.14 | 1.48 ± 0.15 | 1.41 ± 0.16 | 0.573 | 0.934 | 0.418 |
| Breast, g | 599.8 ± 16.4 | 480.0 ± 11.4 | 608.4 ± 13.9 | 487.5 ± 9.8 | 0.848 | 0.009 | 0.989 |
| Breast, % | 25.13 ± 0.29 | 24.30 ± 0.23 | 25.39 ± 0.26 | 25.24 ± 0.24 | 0.432 | <0.0001 | 0.121 |
| Tender, g | 118.29 ± 7.54 | 100.82 ± 6.70 | 120.62 ± 6.95 | 101.60 ± 6.22 | 0.823 | 0.015 | 0.912 |
| Wing, g | 235.14 ± 13.02 | 204.67 ± 9.97 | 235.97 ± 10.74 | 207.40 ± 7.80 | 0.868 | 0.011 | 0.929 |
| Leg quarter, g | 702.98 ± 43.42 | 586.37 ± 34.53 | 706.28 ± 31.57 | 602.30 ± 26.48 | 0.857 | 0.005 | 0.784 |
1Data are means ± SEM. LW, live weight, HCW: Hot carcass weight, CCW: chilled carcass weight.