Table 2 Relative liver and relative spleen weight on broilers

Period (n) Relative liver weight (%) Relative spleen weight (%)
Cont. T1 T2* T3 Cont. T1 T2* T3
7 days (10) 3.73±0.06a 3.59±0.07a 4.03±0.12b 3.46±0.10a 0.70±0.06 0.65±0.06 0.61±0.05 0.67±0.06
14 days (10) 3.08±0.10a 3.35±0.12a 3.19±0.12a 3.66±0.10b 0.74±0.05 0.57±0.04 0.65±0.04 0.74±0.09
21 days (20) 2.38±0.06a 2.72±0.12b 3.07±0.10c 4.12±0.15d 0.60±0.03a 0.60±0.04a 0.63±0.03a 0.93±0.06b
Values are means±SEM.
Relative liver weight is liver weight (g) as a % of BW; Relative spleen weight is spleen weight (mg) as a % of BW.
a∼d Means with different superscripts in each row differ significantly (p<0.05).
* n is 19 on 21 days post-feeding (DPF). Cont.: basal feed (without AFB1), T1: Aflatoxin B1 0.5 mg/kg of feed, T2: Aflatoxin B1 1.0 mg/kg of feed, T3: Aflatoxin B1 2.0 mg/kg of feed.