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Table 4 Effect of S. platensis fortification on the carcass traits of broiler birds

From: Spirulina platensis as a growth booster for broiler; Insights into their nutritional, molecular, immunohistopathological, and microbiota modulating effects

Items

G1

G2

G3

G4

P value

Dressing yield (%)

72.32 ± 0.32 b

71.98 ± 0.48 b

71.91 ± 0.49 b

73.62 ± 0.16 a

0.018

Breast (%)

23.64 ± 0.18b

23.72 ± 0.19 b

23.69 ± 0.23b

24.97 ± 0.34a

0.003

Thigh (%)

28.8 ± 0.25

28.6 ± 0.32

28.8 ± 0.17

28.75 ± 0.19

0.910

Liver (%)

2.10 ± 0.08

2.17 ± 0.09

2.18 ± 0.08

2.16 ± 0.1

0.931

Gizzard (%)

1.97 ± 0.11

2.08 ± 0.1

2.07 ± 0.09

2.07 ± 0.09

0.867

Heart (%)

0.51 ± 0.03

0.53 ± 0.02

0.54 ± 0.03

0.52 ± 0.02

0.877

Spleen (%)

0.11 ± 0.003

0.11 ± 0.003

0.11 ± 0.001

0.10 ± 0.002

0.564

Bursa (%)

0.15 ± 0.004b

0.15 ± 0.004b

0.15 ± 0.003b

0.18 ± 0.004a

0.00

  1. G1 Control—basal diet; G2: basal diet plus 0.1% S. platensis; G3: basal diet plus 0.3% S. platensis; G4: basal diet plus 0.5% S. platensis. Data represented as mean value ± standard error (S.E.) where (n = 3/ replicate). a,b,c Different superscripts in the same row indicate a significant difference (P < 0.05)