Table 4 Relative organ index of broilers fed arginine deficient diets supplemented with arginine or L-citrulline

2.36 ± 0.07

2.51 ± 0.11

2.49 ± 0.11

0.486

0.59 ± 0.02

0.59 ± 0.02

0.60 ± 0.03

0.914

0.08 ± 0.01

0.10 ± 0.01

0.10 ± 0.01

0.339

0.21 ± 0.02

0.21 ± 0.02

0.20 ± 0.03

0.942

0.22 ± 0.01

0.24 ± 0.02

0.19 ± 0.02

0.087

1.07 ± 0.03

1.10 ± 0.07

1.20 ± 0.4

0.190

1.43 ± 0.05^b

1.62 ± 0.07^a

1.69 ± 0.03^a

0.008

0.99 ± 0.05

1.06 ± 0.07

1.04 ± 0.04

0.682

11.40 ± 0.64

10.70 ± 0.35

10.63 ± 0.28

0.423

12.79 ± 0.52^a

11.07 ± 0.41^b

12.76 ± 0.45^a

0.029