. 2021 Apr 26;11:8885. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-88299-0

Table 3.

Relative weights (% BW) of organs from broilers supplemented with probiotics and challenged with Pasteurella multocida.

Organ	Treatment							P value
Organ	NC−	PC−	Pro −	Pro+	PC+	NC+	SEM	P value
Day 21
Heart	0.74^a	0.54^a	0.74^a	0.72^a	0.69^a	0.53^a	0.040	0.298
Liver	2.083^a	2.36^a	2.99^a	3.29^a	2.77^a	2.53^a	0.179	0.107
Spleen	0.11^a	0.17^a	0.25^a	0.19^a	0.13^a	0.09^a	0.013	0.929
Bursa	0.12^c	0.13^c	0.30^ab	0.35^a	0.18^bc	0.09^c	0.043	0.021
Gizzard	3.46^a	3.11^a	3.54^a	3.82^a	3.50^a	3.61^a	0.094	0.183
Ileum	2.09^b	2.24^b	2.57^b	3.53^a	2.75^b	2.73^b	0.207	0.021
Caecum	0.57^a	0.46^a	0.58^a	0.71^a	0.63^a	0.38^a	0.048	0.092
Thigh	4.77^a	4.02^a	4.07^a	4.28^a	4.42^a	4.25^a	0.111	0.202
Drumstick	4.34^a	3.63^a	3.86^a	3.58^a	3.34^a	3.41^a	0.149	0.075
Breast	19.57^ab	20.15^ab	21.98^a	19.60^ab	17.30^bc	13.75^c	1.060	0.041
Wing	2.13^ab	1.81^ab	2.67^a	2.02^ab	1.90^ab	1.56^b	0.096	0.012
Dressing	55.07^ab	54.62^ab	61.47^a	57.53^ab	45.22^bc	41.37^c	1.720	0.023
Day 28
Heart	0.55^a	0.43^a	0.61^a	0.63^a	0.63^a	0.63^a	0.032	0.081
Liver	2.61^b	2.54^b	4.45^a	3.59^ab	2.60^b	2.63^b	0.108	0.016
Spleen	0.13^ab	0.02^c	0.17^a	0.18^a	0.15^a	0.07^bc	0.024	0.028
Bursa	0.46^ab	0.45^ab	0.94^a	0.75^ab	0.33^b	0.40^ab	0.036	0.011
Gizzard	2.92^a	2.69^a	2.43^a	2.83^a	3.61^a	3.33^a	0.175	0.083
Ileum	3.10^a	2.29^bc	3.44^a	2.89^ab	2.71^ab	1.88^c	0.195	0.001
Caecum	0.65^ab	0.46^b	0.77^ab	1.07^a	1.02^ab	0.52^ab	0.103	0.031
Thigh	4.92^a	4.56^a	4.90^a	4.28^ab	3.18^c	3.48^bc	0.279	0.012
Drumstick	4.35^ab	4.16^ab	4.93^a	4.24^ab	3.38^b	3.11^b	0.138	0.031
Breast	19.83^ab	18.05^ab	21.25^a	18.59^ab	16.72^ab	15.03^b	0.900	0.007
Wing	2.62^ab	2.56^ab	2.16^a	2.57^ab	2.75^a	2.46^ab	0.082	0.039
Dressing	56.27^bc	56.58^bc	66.30^a	64.64^ab	49.00^c	47.65^c	2.593	0.011

Values are means of two replicates and standard errors of means.

Within each variable, values with the same superscript letter are not significantly different according to Duncan’s multiple range test (P > 0.05).

NC−: unchallenged negative control; PC−: unchallenged positive control; Pro−: unchallenged probiotics control; Pro+: challenged probiotic control; PC+: challenged positive control; NC+: challenged negative control.