Table 4.
Effect of vitamin E supplementation on carcass parameters of 56-day-old male geese.
| Parameters | Control | Vitamin E | SEM | F(df1, df2) = x, p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carcass weight (g) | 2198.3 | 2493.8 | 102.2 | F(1, 6) = 4.17, p < 0.087 |
| Liver (g) | 60.00 | 75.00 | 8.53 | F(1, 6) = 1.54, p < 0.260 |
| Gizzard (g) | 111.66 | 106.25 | 6.87 | F(1, 6) = 0.31, p < 0.597 |
| Heart (g) | 25.00 | 22.50 | 1.02 | F(1, 6) = 3.00, p < 0.134 |
| Carcass yield (%) | 76.32 b | 79.72 a | 0.77 | F(1, 6) = 9.63, p < 0.021 |
| Breast (%) | 18.07 | 17.46 | 0.861 | F(1, 6) = 0.25, p < 0.633 |
| Back (%) | 26.46 | 26.60 | 0.92 | F(1, 6) = 0.01, p < 0.525 |
| Thigh (%) | 21.33 | 22.47 | 1.42 | F(1, 6) = 0.32, p < 0.590 |
| Wing (%) | 14.86 | 14.36 | 0.52 | F(1, 6) = 0.45, p < 0.526 |
| Liver (%) | 2.05 | 2.38 | 0.219 | F(1, 6) = 1.14, p < 0.325 |
| Heart (%) | 0.85 | 0.72 | 0.049 | F(1, 6) = 3.67, p < 0.103 |
| Gizzard (%) | 3.81 | 3.39 | 0.180 | F(1, 6) = 2.69, p < 0.152 |
| Abdominal fat (%) | 2.28 | 2.45 | 0.373 | F(1, 6) = 0.12, p < 0.739 |
Means within each row with no common superscript differ significantly at p < 0.05.