Table 3 Effects of in ovo feeding of L-arginine on digestive organ index of layer chicks¹

14.52^a

14.49^a

11.05^b

11.72^b

11.94^b

0.40

0.008

0.551

0.282

0.53

0.56

0.66

0.54

0.60

0.02

0.086

0.656

0.910

4.01

4.35

4.48

4.23

4.53

0.08

0.211

0.352

0.800

16.34

15.70

15.56

15.77

16.15

0.20

0.721

0.294

0.602

28.16^b

28.68^b

34.49^a

29.61^b

31.79^ab

0.73

0.020

0.928

0.841

25.40

25.54

26.34

25.40

25.99

0.64

0.989

0.910

0.896

2.67

2.91

1.93

1.89

1.85

0.16

0.088

0.065

0.159

1.16

1.17

1.18

1.23

1.21

0.02

0.625

0.857

0.204

6.52

6.25

6.54

6.62

6.57

0.07

0.536

0.611

0.207

22.48^b

22.67^b

22.93^ab

24.71^ab

25.39^a

0.40

0.049

0.010

0.035

42.13

41.07

41.73

44.70

42.61

0.57

0.323

0.467

0.112

31.23

32.98

34.75

36.36

33.92

0.74

0.224

0.803

0.157

0.77

0.71

0.76

0.80

0.74

0.01

0.100

0.546

0.131

3.63

3.57

3.68

3.62

3.66

0.05

0.971

0.674

0.924

10.70

10.65

9.39

9.22

10.71

0.40

0.606

0.822

0.272

19.02^b

19.21^b

22.52^a

22.05^a

23.66^a

0.45

0.001

0.025

0.039

18.56

17.58

20.07

19.94

20.93

0.42

0.089

0.040

0.075

0.71

0.67

0.69

0.71

0.68

0.01

0.466

0.525

0.284

2.99

2.84

2.74

2.91

2.95

0.04

0.365

0.741

0.879

7.82

7.73

7.38

7.67

7.51

0.08

0.503

0.702

0.975

15.37

16.36

15.10

16.21

14.24

0.27

0.108

0.547

0.651

14.51

15.92

14.54

15.17

13.24

0.30

0.109

0.777

0.305

0.69

0.71

0.63

0.72

0.71

0.02

0.308

0.422

0.578

2.60

2.47

2.44

2.57

2.43

0.05

0.740

0.866

0.701

4.13

3.85

3.88

4.10

3.97

0.05

0.194

0.328

0.229

8.43^b

7.89^b

7.77^b

8.04^b

9.21^a

0.13

0.001

0.031

0.042

7.72^a

7.17^ab

6.58^b

7.54^a

7.80^a

0.12

0.004

0.235

0.103