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Table 3 Effects of xylanase and xylooligosaccharides inclusion on relative organ weight (g/100 g live weight) of broilers from d 0–42 post-hatch

From: Effects of supplemental xylanase and xylooligosaccharides on production performance and gut health variables of broiler chickens

 

Variables

Liver

Proventriculus

Gizzard

Breast

Drumstick

Abdominal fat

Treatments

 0 BXU Xylanase

  Xylo-oligo, 0 g/t

2.10

0.30

1.35

30.01

4.83

0.79

  Xylo-oligo, 50 g/t

2.02

0.32

1.34

29.06

4.36

1.34

  Xylo-oligo, 100 g/t

2.21

0.28

1.24

29.68

4.78

1.48

 8000 BXU Xylanase

  Xylo-oligo, 0 g/t

2.20

0.31

1.18

30.03

4.58

1.27

  Xylo-oligo, 50 g/t

2.23

0.29

1.20

29.85

4.46

1.09

  Xylo-oligo, 100 g/t

2.07

0.27

1.11

29.98

4.22

1.08

 16,000 BXU Xylanase

  Xylo-oligo, 0 g/t

2.53

0.26

1.09

29.01

4.50

1.31

  Xylo-oligo, 50 g/t

2.22

0.27

1.08

30.90

4.70

1.21

  Xylo-oligo, 100 g/t

2.11

0.30

1.40

27.81

4.70

1.55

  SEM (n = 4)

0.213

0.019

0.094

1.079

0.162

0.188

Main effect factors

 Xylanase

  0 BXU Xylanase

2.11

0.30

1.31

29.58

4.66

1.20

  8000 BXU Xylanase

2.17

0.29

1.16

29.95

4.42

1.15

  16,000 BXU Xylanase

2.29

0.28

1.19

29.24

4.63

1.36

Xylo-oligo

  Xylo-oligo, 0 g/t

2.28

0.29

1.20

29.68

4.64

1.12

  Xylo-oligo, 50 g/t

2.16

0.29

1.21

29.94

4.51

1.21

  Xylo-oligo, 100 g/t

2.13

0.28

1.25

29.16

4.57

1.37

  SEM (n = 12)

0.123

0.011

0.054

0.623

0.094

0.108

P-value

  Xylanase

0.595

0.298

0.155

0.723

0.162

0.378

  Xylo-oligo

0.673

0.899

0.808

0.669

0.622

0.279

  Xylanase × Xylo-oligo

0.740

0.302

0.102

0.452

0.135

0.156

  1. 0 BXU xylanase = 0 g xylanase/ t feed, 8,000 BXU xylanase = 50 g xylanase/ t feed, 16,000 BXU xylanase = 100 g xylanase/ t feed. Xylo-oligo: xylooligosaccharides