Table 3 Production performance and relative organ weights of broilers fed arginine deficient diets supplemented with arginine or L-citrulline

45.69 ± 0.34

46.04 ± 0.04

46.03 ± 0.03

0.370

279.73 ± 7.67

292.31 ± 8.23

275.09 ± 6.06

0.256

511.75 ± 6.49

511.25 ± 14.23

496.50 ± 8.42

0.501

234.05 ± 7.38

246.27 ± 8.23

229.06 ± 6.08

0.251

232.02 ± 11.57

218.94 ± 15.40

221.41 ± 9.93

0.738

466.06 ± 6.66

465.21 ± 14.21

450.47 ± 8.41

0.495

368.72 ± 20.31

387.78 ± 7.47

367.14 ± 34.80

0.792

317.38 ± 5.96

317.88 ± 16.61

300.38 ± 14.63

0.576

686.10 ± 21.29

705.66 ± 21.54

667.52 ± 37.04

0.627

1.47 ± 0.05

1.52 ± 0.04

1.48 ± 0.09

0.864