Table 4.
Effect of a high protein diet comprising breast meat from different chicken breeds on body and organ weight of rats.
| Parameter | CON | BR | KKU-ONE | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BW (g) | 503.00 ± 12.99 | 482.70 ± 6.48 | 483.20 ± 5.23 | 482.10 ± 5.19 |
| Visceral fat content (g) | 9.20 ± 0.92 | 6.93 ± 0.49 | 6.04 ± 0.56* | 6.19 ± 0.41* |
| Visceral fat content/BW (mg/g) | 18.20 ± 1.36 | 14.29 ± 0.96 | 11.35 ± 0.93* | 12.92 ± 0.88* |
| Epididymal fat content (g) | 7.48 ± 0.47 | 6.18 ± 0.29* | 5.21 ± 0.23* | 5.23 ± 0.25* |
| Epididymal fat content/BW (mg/g) | 14.87 ± 0.89 | 12.67 ± 0.56 | 11.23 ± 0.28* | 10.85 ± 0.48* |
| Kidney weight (g) | 3.46 ± 0.09 | 3.82 ± 0.05* | 3.67 ± 0.07 | 3.78 ± 0.09* |
| Kidney weight/BW (mg/g) | 6.90 ± 0.22 | 7.87 ± 0.10* | 7.51 ± 0.09* | 7.82 ± 0.18* |
| Liver weight (g) | 13.39 ± 0.35 | 15.20 ± 0.26* | 14.88 ± 0.44* | 15.00 ± 0.37* |
| Liver weight/BW (mg/g) | 27.26 ± 0.57 | 31.16 ± 0.61* | 30.82 ± 0.78* | 30.96 ± 0.74* |
Data are expressed as the mean ± SEM. (n = 8 animals/group); * p < 0.05 vs. CON; BW: body weight; BR: commercial broiler group, CON: control group, KKU-ONE: commercial broiler × Thai native crossbred group, PD: Thai native chicken (Pradu Hang Dam) group.