Table 3 Body weight, carcass weight, breast muscle weights and weight/or length of visceral organs at day 35 of age in broiler chicks subjected to different thermal manipulation protocols during embryonic life (ED12–18)

2222.98 ± 65.68^a

2426.64 ± 70.39^b

2425.78 ± 17.29^b

2216.22 ± 85.39^a

2220.37 ± 69.66^a

1423.90 ± 69.46^a

1568.87 ± 24.83^b

1569.27 ± 16.36^b

1521.52 ± 06.69^c

1515.92 ± 06.75^c

493.05 ± 28.98^a

571.07 ± 08.45^b

563.02 ± 20.10^b

580.54 ± 54.39^b

584.75 ± 40.09^b

34.62 ± 00.44^a

37.12 ± 01.04^b

36.81 ± 00.81^b

37.62 ± 00.90^b

38.55 ± 01.02^b

13.41 ± 00.87^a

15.57 ± 00.80^b

15.54 ± 00.70^b

14.68 ± 01.62^a

14.53 ± 01.76^a

13.46 ± 00.01

12.58 ± 00.13

13.08 ± 00.50

13.24 ± 01.06

12.30 ± 02.12

2.26 ± 00.25

2.45 ± 00.45

2.44 ± 00.10

2.33 ± 00.94

01.92 ± 00.47

47.15 ± 02.25^a

56.00 ± 03.47^b

54.57 ± 02.71^b

52.60 ± 06.73^b

51.52 ± 02.26^b

127.11 ± 06.93

130.40 ± 10.85

132.22 ± 05.06

131.82 ± 00.69

124.27 ± 06.09

47.69 ± 03.03^a

45.51 ± 00.13^a

42.50 ± 01.87^a

59.55 ± 06.61^b

46.84 ± 01.92^a

167.33 ± 02.31

171.33 ± 04.73

164.67 ± 01.53

165.50 ± 03.54

165.67 ± 04.40

17.00 ± 01.00

16.57 ± 00.58

17.00 ± 01.00

19.33 ± 01.15

17.03 ± 01.00

20.33 ± 02.02^a

16.67 ± 00.58^b

16.00 ± 01.00^b

18.67 ± 01.53^a

16.67 ± 00.58^b