Table 5.
Effect of dietary chestnut wood extract supplementation on viscera organ weight in broilers (% live weight).1
| Item (% live weight) | CON | CTC | CWE | SEM | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liver | 1.98 | 1.77 | 1.87 | 0.06 | 0.404 |
| Spleen | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.01 | 0.452 |
| Thymus | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.26 | 0.02 | 0.501 |
| Bursa | 1.9b | 2.2b | 2.5a | 0.02 | 0.036 |
SEM, pooled standard error of the means. Different superscript lowercase letters in the same row means significantly different at P < 0.05.
Abbreviations: CON, control; CTC, antibiotic (chlortetracycline); CWE, chestnut wood extract.
1
Data represented the mean value of 7 sample per treatment.