Table 3.
Effects of tributyrin on organ indices of yellow-feathered broilers.
| Items (% BW) | Treatment | SEM | p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC | PC | TB | |||
| Bursa index | |||||
| 21 d | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.007 | 0.5053 |
| 42 d | 0.18 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.008 | 0.0748 |
| 63 d | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.005 | 0.1552 |
| Spleen index | |||||
| 21 d | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.006 | 0.7373 |
| 42 d | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.005 | 0.6141 |
| 63 d | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.007 | 0.1878 |
| Liver index | |||||
| 21 d | 3.53 | 3.48 | 3.87 | 0.083 | 0.1168 |
| 42 d | 2.46 | 2.20 | 2.41 | 0.062 | 0.2286 |
| 63 d | 1.66 | 1.59 | 1.73 | 0.039 | 0.3232 |
Abbreviations: NC, control group; PC, antibiotic group; TB, tributyrin group; SEM, standard error of mean (n = 6).