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Table 6 Influence of Coenzyme Q10 and energy each at three levels on slaughter parameters

From: Effect of dietary coenzyme Q10 supplementation on the growth rate, carcass characters and cost effectiveness of broiler fed with three energy levels

Treatments

Dressing Percentage (%)

Giblet weight (g)

Gizzard weight (g)

Liver weight (g)

Heart weight (g/kg body weight)

Abdominal Fat (% of body weight)

Spleen weight (g)

Intestinal Length (cm)

Intestine length (cm/kg body weight)

Ascites Heart Index (AHI) (RV/TV)

NE

70.0 ± 0.8

112.6 ± 7.0

42.3 ± 2.0

59.7 ± 5.2

10.6ab ± 0.4

1.03bc ± 0.10

3.2 ± 0.4

226.1 ± 5.1

112.2c ± 2.4

0.255ab ± 0.003

LE

70.1 ± 0.6

98.0 ± 2.9

40.7 ± 1.7

46.1 ± 2.2

11.2bc ± 0.6

1.11bc ± 0.10

2.9 ± 0.4

211.8 ± 6.8

101.9ab ± 4.0

0.261bc ± 0.005

HE

70.3 ± 0.7

103.2 ± 4.8

39.1 ± 1.0

51.6 ± 3.6

12.6c ± 0.8

1.33d ± 0.22

2.9 ± 0.3

223.2 ± 5.1

101.1ab ± 3.5

0.273c ± 0.007

NE + 20

70.1 ± 0.9

105.2 ± 1.7

37.7 ± 1.4

56.7 ± 1.5

10.9bc ± 0.6

0.90b ± 0.07

3.8 ± 0.4

222.9 ± 4.8

108.0ab ± 2.8

0.258bc ± 0.005

LE + 20

70.0 ± 0.9

101.7 ± 2.5

38.6 ± 1.2

52.2 ± 1.9

10.9bc ± 0.8

1.08bc ± 0.13

3.7 ± 0.5

213.2 ± 7.1

103.0ab ± 3.5

0.258bc ± 0.007

HE + 20

70.4 ± 0.6

103.9 ± 1.8

37.7 ± 1.1

55.6 ± 2.5

10.7ab ± 0.8

1.21cd ± 0.14

2.6 ± 0.4

216.8 ± 3.8

98.0a ± 1.7

0.256ab ± 0.007

NE + 40

70.1 ± 0.8

101.3 ± 3.3

37.4 ± 1.6

54.2 ± 2.5

9.7ab ± 0.6

0.68a ± 0.09

3.8 ± 0.5

216.5 ± 4.7

106.7bc ± 3.1

0.248ab ± 0.005

LE + 40

70.2 ± 0.8

97.0 ± 4.8

35.7 ± 1.3

52.4 ± 3.9

8.9a ± 0.7

1.07bc ± 0.15

3.1 ± 0.4

223.1 ± 4.3

109.4bc ± 3.5

0.241a ± 0.006

HE + 40

70.1 ± 0.6

101.7 ± 4.1

38.9 ± 1.3

51.7 ± 3.2

11.1bc ± 0.6

0.96b ± 0.11

3.7 ± 0.5

214.2 ± 3.2

99.1a ± 4.1

0.260bc ± 0.005

P value

0.99

0.28

0.08

0.18

0.03

0.047

0.32

0.41

0.03

0.03

  1. Means with atleast one common superscript in a column do not differ significantly (P > 0.05).