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. 2021 Sep 17;100(12):101493. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2021.101493

Table 4.

Relative weights of carcass traits as affected by different level of fumaric acid.

Items Fumaric acid level (g/kg diet)
SEM P value
0 5 10 15 20
Carcass % 77.28 76.28 76.03 79.09 75.52 0.768 0.0952
Liver % 2.18b 2.67ab 3.17a 2.60ab 2.64ab 0.159 0.0366
Gizzard % 1.98 2.41 2.44 2.07 2.69 0.178 0.1407
Heart % 0.86 0.81 0.95 1.05 0.73 0.084 0.1800
Giblets % 5.02 5.89 6.56 5.72 6.06 0.296 0.0805
Dressing % 82.30 82.16 82.59 84.8 81.58 0.692 0.0725
Caecal content pH 6.92a 6.82a 6.33bc 6.23c 6.46b 0.055 <0.0001
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Means within the same row with different common superscripts differ significantly.