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Table 3 Effects of in ovo leptin administration on body weight, liver weight and liver index (liver weight relative to body weight) in newly hatched chicks

From: In ovo leptin administration affects hepatic lipid metabolism and microRNA expression in newly hatched broiler chickens

Parameters

Control

Leptin

Body weight (g)

36.34 ± 0.32

33.30 ± 0.65**

Liver weight (mg)

801.0 ± 22.0

801.7 ± 16.1

Liver index (%)

2.21 ± 0.06

2.42 ± 0.07*

  1. Values are presented as means ± SEM. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 compared with control, n = 12.
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

ISSN: 2049-1891