. 2022 Dec 7;102(3):102391. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2022.102391

Table 2.

Effect of in ovo injection of broiler eggs with aqueous extracts of clove and cinnamon on anatomical characteristics (relative weight) at hatch.

Parameters	Liver (%)	HM (%)	Gizzard (%)	YFBW (%)	IW (%)	Heart (%)	RY (%)
UE	0.95^bc	0.17^b	2.41^bc	31.47^b	2.01^bc	0.28	1.24^ab
DW	0.90^c	0.207^b	1.80^c	34.76^b	1.62^c	0.23	2.33^a
AA	1.41^a	0.13^b	2.71^abc	43.01^a	1.95^bc	0.31	2.75^a
CL2	1.28^ab	0.34^a	3.26^ab	40.37^a	2.43^ab	0.3	2.56^a
CL4	1.36^a	0.20^b	3.26^ab	40.22^a	2.68^a	0.32	2.37^a
CN2	1.28^ab	0.17^b	3.46^ab	40.42^a	2.43^ab	0.3	1.01^b
CN4	1.06^abc	0.19^b	3.26^ab	33.84^b	2.22^abc	0.28	1.29^ab
SEM	0.157	0.057	0.415	2.034	0.274	0.047	1.853
P value	0.0005	0.0011	0.0001	0.0001	0.0004	0.263	0.0165

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Means within the row bearing different letters differ (P < 0.05).

AA, 3 mg ascorbic acid; CL2, 2 mg clove; CL4, 4 mg clove; CN2, 2 mg cinnamon; CN4, 4 mg cinnamon; DW, eggs injected with Distilled water; IW, intestinal weight; HM, hatching muscle; UE, Uninjected eggs; YFBW, yolk free body weight.