Table 4
Effect of elevated temperature and clove supplementation on immunological organs of black-meated fowls from 42 to 63 da

Treatment Immune organ growth index (mg/g)
Liver (g/bird) Spleen Bursa of Fabricius Thymus
TC,b added clove, mg/kg
 0 32.68 1.30 3.99 1.13
ET,b added clove, mg/kg
 0 27.87 1.18 3.53 0.90
 200 29.72 1.34 4.32 1.00
 400 33.01 1.51 4.68 1.12
 600 35.34 1.55 5.66 1.17
 SEM 0.68 0.04 0.13 0.03
P-value
TC vs. ET at 0 mg of clove/kg 0.043 0.016 0.140 0.003
Effects of clove under ET
 Linear 0.004 0.014 0.039 0.025
 Quadratic 0.093 0.148 0.341 0.007