. 2016 Jul 25;53(3):201–207. doi: 10.2141/jpsa.0150184

Table 4. Carcass characteristics at 42nd days of age of broiler chickens fed diets containing different levels of L-carnitine and atorvastatin.

Item		Neck (g)	Gizzard (g)	Liver (g)	Heart (g)
L-carnitine (mg/kg)	0	63.81	58.28^c	85.48^c	15.54^c
	150	63.22	60.65^b	88.95^b	16.17^b
	300	61.64	62.74^a	92.02^a	16.73^a
	SEM	3.28	0.10	0.15	0.02

Atorvastatin (g/kg)	0	63.11	58.55^c	85.87^c	15.61^a
	1	64.77	60.42^b	88.62^b	16.11^a
	2	65.88	62.70^a	91.97^a	16.72^a
	SEM	3.74	0.12	0.19	0.03

Interactions
L-carnitine (0) - atorvastatin (0)		62.66	56.72^f	83.20^f	15.12^e
L-carnitine (150) - atorvastatin (0)		58.33	58.64^de	86.00^e	15.63^d
L-carnitine (300) - atorvastatin (0)		56.33	60.28^cd	88.41^cd	16.07^c
L-carnitine (0) - atorvastatin (1)		66.33	58.19^e	85.34^e	15.51^de
L-carnitine (150) - atorvastatin (1)		65.00	60.54^c	88.79^c	16.14^c
L-carnitine (300) - atorvastatin (1)		63.00	62.54^b	91.73^b	16.67^b
L-carnitine (0) - atorvastatin (2)		61.66	59.94^d	87.91^d	15.98^cd
L-carnitine (150) - atorvastatin (2)		66.33	62.77^b	92.07^b	16.74^b
L-carnitine (300) - atorvastatin (2)		62.66	65.40^a	95.92^a	17.44^a
	SEM	5.69	0.18	0.27	0.04

Means within each column with no common superscripts differ significantly at P<0.05.

SEM, standard error of means