Table 4. Effects of calcium-enriched fatty acid on carcass weight in broilers1)

Period CON 0.52) 1.0 2.0 5.0 SEM p-value
Empty body weight (%)
 Day 21 88.33 88.06 87.92 88.55 87.28 0.173 0.177
 Day 35 86.91 90.13 89.62 94.50 89.34 1.084 0.278
Drumstick3) (%)
 Day 21 9.41 9.07 9.08 9.06 9.12 0.093 0.751
 Day 35 8.79a 9.05a 9.58ab 10.00b 9.27ab 0.147 0.069
Breast meat3) (%)
 Day 21 22.45ab 24.68b 23.53ab 22.76a 22.30a 0.304 0.066
 Day 35 25.55 26.85 27.01 27.07 27.11 0.360 0.640
Values are the mean of six replicates per treatment.
The ratio of additive of calcium-enriched fatty acid in diets.
Drumstick and breast meat weights were expressed in proportion to the carcass weight.
Con, control diet; SEM, pooled standard error of mean.