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Table 5.

Effects of Achyranthes bidentata polysaccharide on relative organ weight in ducks.¹

Item	CON²	ABP2²	ABP4²	SEM	P-value
Item	CON²	ABP2²	ABP4²	SEM	Linear	Quadratic
Carcass weight, %	71.2	71.1	71.2	0.40	0.42	0.26
Breast meat, %	18.1	19.5	19.6	0.18	0.04	0.64
Abdominal fat, %	2.70	2.46	2.35	0.05	0.03	0.81
Liver, %	2.74	2.72	2.76	0.06	0.57	0.16
Gizzard, %	2.17	2.14	2.15	0.05	0.18	0.36
Pancreas, %	0.37	0.36	0.36	0.02	0.24	0.40
Thymus, %	3.47	3.48	3.50	0.05	0.12	0.56
Bursa of Fabricius, %	0.15	0.16	0.16	0.02	0.11	0.40
Spleen, %	0.17	0.16	0.19	0.01	0.41	0.26

Means represent 10 replicates with 10 birds per cage (n = 100/group).

CON, basal diet; ABP2, basal diet containing 0.02% ABP; ABP4, basal diet containing 0.04% ABP.