Research Article
Effect of Dietary Supplementation of Organic Acids on Performance, Intestinal Histomorphology, and Serum Biochemistry of Broiler Chicken
Table 2
Effect of organic acid supplementation on the performance and carcass characteristics of broiler chicken.
| Parameters | Treatment groups | Sig. | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | T6 | T7 |
| Final body weight gain (g) | 1525.± 23.6 | 1629. ± 27.6 | 1666. ± 22.1 | 1631. ± 29.9 | 1704. ± 26.3 | 1602. ± 32.6 | 1673. ± 26.8 | * | Feed consumption (g) | 3081.3 ± 53.0 | 2998.6 ± 56.3 | 3083.3 ± 43.3 | 2986 ± 41.9 | 3118.6 ± 63.7 | 2964.3 ± 113.8 | 3078.3 ± 40.9 | NS | Feed conversion ratio | 2.0 ± 0.03 | 1.8 ± 0.03 | 1.8 ± 0.05 | 1.8 ± 0.05 | 1.8 ± 0.02 | 1.8 ± 0.11 | 1.8 ± 0.03 | * | Dressing percentage | 70.79 ± 0.63 | 71.74 ± 0.57 | 72.70 ± 0.79 | 71.77 ± 1.35 | 72.07 ± 0.97 | 70.77 ± 1.43 | 71.30 ± 0.38 | NS | Gizzard weight (g) | 38.33 ± 0.88 | 36.33 ± 2.72 | 38.0 ± 3.05 | 43.33 ± 2.33 | 40.66 ± 0.33 | 42.66 ± 4.09 | 41.66 ± 4.40 | NS | Heart weight (g) | 10.33 ± 0.33 | 10.0 ± 0.57 | 12.0 ± 1.52 | 10.2 ± 1.00 | 11.0 ± 1.15 | 11.6 ± 1.52 | 10.55 ± 0.66 | NS | Liver weight (g) | 41.66 ± 3.17 | 49.0 ± 2.51 | 47.33 ± 0.88 | 50.0 ± 1.73 | 44.66 ± 1.20 | 51.66 ± 6.00 | 41.33 ± 4.05 | NS | Blood weight (g) | 127.3 ± 16.3 | 126.0 ± 23.4 | 114.3 ± 16.8 | 123.3 ± 16.0 | 137.6 ± 31.7 | 146.0 ± 16.2 | 123.0 ± 3.60 | NS | Feather weight (g) | 190.6 ± 24.9 | 212.6 ± 17.1 | 184.3 ± 17.3 | 186.6 ± 9.82 | 172.6 ± 31.4 | 201.0 ± 19.0 | 198.0 ± 5.29 | NS | Head weight (g) | 50.0 ± 5.77 | 53.3 ± 3.33 | 62.0 ± 8.66 | 58.3 ± 4.40 | 55.0 ± 7.63 | 56.6 ± 12.0 | 50.0 ± 5.57 | NS |
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*Means within the same row with different superscripts are significantly different (). NS: Non significant.
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