Table 3. Effects of dietary supplementation of ferulic acid-based preparation on carcass characteristics in broiler chicks1,2
Item | CON | RBEX |
0.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
g/100g BW |
Liver | 1.97±0.05 | 2.06±0.08 | 2.04±0.08 | 2.01±0.06 |
Spleen | 0.09±0.01 | 0.10±0.01 | 0.10±0.01 | 0.08±0.01 |
Bursa of fabricius | 0.21±0.02 | 0.24±0.04 | 0.25±0.03 | 0.22±0.02 |
Abdominal fat | 0.83±0.18 | 0.78±0.40 | 0.70±0.06 | 0.80±0.11 |
Leg | 9.76±0.27 | 9.77±0.42 | 9.28±0.25 | 9.96±0.18 |
Breast muscle | 10.35±0.34 | 10.14±0.15 | 10.42±0.24 | 10.46±0.37 |
CON, control.
Values are presented Means ± SE.