Table 3.
Weight of the different organs and live hen bodyweight at 31 weeks of age (LS means (g) and standard error) across treatment along with the test statistics for the effect of treatment.
| Organ | Weight ± SE (g) |
Test statistic | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10% | 20% | Ad libitum | Control | Treatment | |
| Proventriculus | 7.65 ± 0.36b | 7.66 ± 0.35b | 9.34 ± 0.39a | 7.72 ± 0.34b |
F3,33 = 4.49 P = 0.009 |
| Gizzard | 22.68 ± 1.00 | 23.30 ± 1.02 | 23.21 ± 1.10 | 23.91 ± 0.95 | F3,32 = 0.27 P = 0.84 |
| Liver | 54.21 ± 1.95 | 50.91 ± 1.89 | 45.73 ± 2.12 | 50.06 ± 1.85 | F3,33 = 2.82 P = 0.054 |
| Abdominal fat | 40.95 ± 3.86b | 47.22 ± 3.75b | 68.56 ± 4.20a | 39.74 ± 3.66b | F3,33 = 10.31 P < 0.0001 |
| Live hen bodyweight | 1,585 ± 37ab | 1,553 ± 35a | 1,697 ± 37b | 1,583 ± 35ab |
F3,34 = 3.03 P = 0.04 |
a-b
Different letters and bold text within explanatory variable indicate significantly different values (P < 0.05).