Table 3. Comparison of breast and leg meat yield and abdominal fat accumulation of six different energy level on day 21
Factor | Diets1) |
3200 | 3100 | 3000 | 2900 | 2800 | 2700 | SEM | p-value |
Abdominal fat (g) | 9.94b | 9.44ab | 8.93ab | 7.02ab | 6.24ab | 6.19a | 1.169 | 0.012 |
B/EBW (%) | 8.36 | 8.02 | 8.20 | 8.12 | 9.40 | 8.02 | 0.520 | 0.120 |
L/EBW (%) | 17.32b | 16.90ab | 17.52b | 15.28ab | 15.16ab | 14.49a | 0.830 | 0.006 |
Teatment number indicate dietary AME (kcal/kg).
Values in a row with different superscripts differ significantly (p < 0.05).
AME, apparent metabolizable energy; B/EBW, breast meat weight divided by empty body weight; L/EBW, leg meat weight divided by empty body weight.