Table 4.
Effect of licorice supplementation in drinking water on some organs relative to slaughter weight of broiler chicken.
| Variable | Treatment Groups | p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 (Control) |
Group 2 (Licorice 0.4 gm/L) |
Group 3 (Licorice 0.8 gm/L) |
||
| Liver | 2.32 ± 0.02 | 2.33 ± 0.07 | 2.43 ± 0.05 | NS |
| Gizzard | 0.95 ± 0.08 | 1.02 ± 0.03 | 0.99 ± 0.02 | NS |
| Proventriculous | 0.32 ± 0.01 | 0.29 ± 0.02 | 0.32 ± 0.02 | NS |
| Heart | 0.41 ± 0.01 | 0.45 ± 0.03 | 0.41 ± 0.03 | NS |
| Abdominal fat | 1.30 ± 0.06 a | 1.00 ± 0.17 ab | 0.78 ± 0.05 b | 0.008 |
| Spleen | 0.13 ± 0.01 | 0.10 ± 0.01 | 0.14 ± 0.02 | NS |
| Bursa of Fabricius | 0.18 ± 0.01 b | 0.41 ± 0.11 a | 0.13 ± 0.01 b | 0.01 |
| Thymus | 0.34 ± 0.02 | 0.24 ± 0.01 | 0.29 ± 0.04 | NS |
| Intestine | 4.05 ± 0.09 | 3.98 ± 0.30 | 3.67 ± 0.07 | NS |
The data presented in the table are mean ± SEM. Those within a row superscripted by different letters are significantly different (p < 0.05)—NS: non-significant.