Table 6. Oviduct and ovary weights of broiler breeder hens fed gradient levels of lysine at 29 weeks of age1)

Total lysine (%) Lysine intake (mg/d) Oviduct Ovary
g %2) g %
0.55 732 63.92bc 1.77ab 56.07b 1.24a
0.59 785 45.85a 1.43a 33.43a 1.05a
0.63 838 61.02b 1.83b 62.83b 1.89b
0.67 891 64.72bc 1.84b 58.90b 1.68b
0.71 944 71.27bc 2.01b 62.33b 1.75b
0.75 998 73.50c 2.15b 59.48b 1.74b
0.79 1,051 64.98bc 1.94b 55.33b 1.66b
SEM 1.736 0.053 2.091 0.061
p-value 0.002 0.029 < 0.001 0.003
Results are the mean of 6 replicates per treatment.
% = organ weight / body weight ×100.
Means within the same column with no common script differ significantly (p < 0.05).
SEM, standard error of the mean.