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.