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.