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Table 2 Effects of folic acid injected at E11 on organ index and birth weight of broilers

From: Effect of in ovo folic acid injection on hepatic IGF2 expression and embryo growth of broilers

Item

Folic acid, μg

SEM

P-value

0

50

100

150

1BW, g

43.00bc

42.25c

44.00b

45.67a

0.432

0.005

2Spleen index, 10−2

0.036

0.029

0.033

0.045

0.002

0.065

Heart index, 10−2

0.603

0.485

0.633

0.693

0.030

0.054

Liver index, 10−2

1.63b

1.33b

1.58b

2.21a

0.103

0.001

Bursa index, 10−2

0.082b

0.063c

0.073bc

0.100a

0.005

0.004

  1. 1BW = birth weight of new-hatched broilers; Organ index = organ weight (g)/birth weight (g)
  2. 2In the same line, values with different small letter superscripts mean significant difference (P < 0.05)
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

ISSN: 2049-1891