Table 3.
Effect of age on the relative weight of some viscera of broilers (1–10 days).
| Days | Digestive Viscera (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Liver | Pancreas | Heart | |
| 1 | 2.33 e | 0.12 d | 0.72 bc |
| 2 | 3.10 d | 0.19 d | 0.73 bc |
| 3 | 3.72 abc | 0.36 c | 0.72 bc |
| 4 | 3.91 ab | 0.35 c | 0.74 abc |
| 5 | 3.45 cd | 0.37 c | 0.75 abc |
| 6 | 3.56 bc | 0.48 b | 0.82 ab |
| 7 | 4.02 a | 0.49 b | 0.83 a |
| 8 | 3.54 bc | 0.49 b | 0.82 ab |
| 9 | 3.72 abc | 0.64 a | 0.79 abc |
| 10 | 3.82 abc | 0.53 b | 0.71 c |
| SEM± | 0.142 | 0.031 | 0.031 |
| p value | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.017 |
abcde Means with different letters in the same column differ from p ≤ 0.05. n = 20. SEM: Standard error of the mean.