Table 3.

Effects of dietary supplementation of Enteromorpha polysaccharides (EP) on carcass traits of broilers on d 35.

Dietary EP levels (mg/kg)	Carcass yield, %	Semi-eviscerated carcass yield, %	Eviscerated carcass yield, %	Breast muscle yield, %	Leg muscle yield, %	Abdominal fat yield, %
0	91.62	78.05	62.42	15.29a	19.75	2.35
1000	91.75	78.77	63.41	16.18ab	20.55	2.37
2500	90.47	78.26	62.29	15.82ab	21.26	2.21
4000	91.71	79.96	64.44	16.55ab	19.98	2.65
5500	91.41	79.02	62.37	17.42ab	20.91	2.55
7000	91.72	80.22	63.67	18.41b	20.92	2.22
SEM1	0.49	0.80	0.94	0.98	0.69	0.35
Contrast	p-value
Linear	0.590	0.155	0.252	0.621	0.654	0.646
Quadratic	0.188	0.543	0.547	0.905	0.144	0.562
Cubic	0.089	0.345	0.213	0.665	0.545	0.622

¹SEM, standard error of mean.

^a−bValues in the same line with different small letter superscripts mean significant difference (p < 0.05), while with same or no letter superscripts mean no significant difference (p > 0.05).