Research Article
Growth, Mineral Deposition, and Physiological Responses of Broiler Chickens Offered Honey in Drinking Water during Hot-Dry Season
Table 5
Effect of honey on physiological responses and relative weight of organs of broiler chickens during hot-dry season.
| Parameter | Mean | | 0H | 10H | 20H | AA | sem |
| Rectal temperature (°C) | 40.5 | 40.8 | 40.7 | 40.6 | 0.09 | Panting rate (breaths/minute) | 39.0a | 35.4ab | 32.3b | 39.2a | 1.52 | Heart rate (beats/minute) | 108.7a | 76.4bc | 72.5c | 95.2ab | 6.06 | Liver (%) | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 0.15 | Kidney (%) | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.003 | Lung (%) | 0.60 | 0.81 | 0.61 | 0.63 | 0.066 | Spleen (%) | 0.10 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.018 | Bursa (%) | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.015 | Thymus (%) | 0.07b | 0.06b | 0.10a | 0.11a | 0.012 | Heart (%) | 0.45 | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.42 | 0.026 |
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a,b,cMeans with different superscripts in the same row differ significantly ().
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