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.