Table 3.
Carcass characteristics affected by supplementation with fennel seed powder under thermoneutral or heat stress conditions.
| Temp. | Diet | Dressing (%) | Fat (%) | Leg (%) | Breast (%) | Intestine (%) | Gizzard (%) | Heart (%) | Liver (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Control | 69.7 | 2.49 | 30.9 | 36.6 | 5.92 b | 3.32 | 0.92 | 2.72 |
| FSP (1.6%) | 69.0 | 2.09 | 28.7 | 39.4 | 8.17 a | 3.34 | 0.84 | 2.91 | |
| FSP (3.2%) | 68.2 | 2.22 | 29.1 | 39.2 | 9.14 a | 3.43 | 0.95 | 2.99 | |
| High | Control | 68.8 | 1.99 | 29.7 | 36.6 | 8.08 ab | 3.75 | 0.83 | 2.93 |
| FSP (1.6%) | 68.7 | 1.98 | 29.8 | 38.5 | 7.70 ab | 3.56 | 0.65 | 2.75 | |
| FSP (3.2%) | 69.2 | 2.27 | 28.5 | 38.0 | 7.67 ab | 3.50 | 0.78 | 2.87 | |
| SEM | 0.29 | 0.081 | 0.03 | 0.39 | 0.241 | 0.082 | 0.021 | 0.072 | |
| ANOVA | |||||||||
| Temp* FSP | 0.385 | 0.361 | 0.173 | 0.791 | 0.003 | 0.652 | 0.640 | 0.510 | |
| Temp | 0.894 | 0.248 | 0.658 | 0.355 | 0.856 | 0.136 | 0.001 | 0.867 | |
| FSP | 0.713 | 0.489 | 0.069 | 0.030 | 0.03 | 0.902 | 0.021 | 0.801 |
a,b Means with varying superscripts differ significantly (p ˂ 0.05).