Table 5.
Effect of increasing inclusion levels of DON-contaminated DDGS in diets on the relative organ weights of broiler chickens.1,2
| Inclusion levels of DON-contaminated DDGS1, % |
P-value4 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Items3 | 0 | 10 | 20 | SEM | T | L | Q |
| Liver, % | 3.11a | 3.26a | 2.82b | 0.08 | <0.01 | 0.02 | <0.01 |
| Breast, % | 19.81a | 20.98a | 18.10b | 0.01 | <0.01 | 0.03 | <0.01 |
| Small intestine, % | 5.31 | 5.61 | 5.33 | 0.20 | 0.52 | 0.96 | 0.26 |
| Kidney, % | 0.55 | 0.60 | 0.51 | 0.27 | 0.09 | 0.29 | <0.05 |
| Spleen, % | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.01 | 0.27 | 0.56 | 0.13 |
| BF5, % | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.05 | 0.51 | 0.30 | 0.63 |
a,b
Means within a variable with no common superscript differ significantly (P < 0.05).
1
DON, deoxynivalenol; DDGS, corn distillers dried grains with solubles.
2
Data are least squares means of 8 observations per treatment.
3
The relative organ weight was expressed as a percentage of BW.
4
T, overall effects of treatments; L, linear effects of increasing inclusion levels of DON-contaminated DDGS in diets; Q, quadratic effects of increasing inclusion levels of DON-contaminated DDGS in diets.
5
BF, bursa of Fabricius.