Table 5 Effect of C. sativum and C. intybus extracts supplementation to diet on carcass characteristics of broiler chicks.

From: Analysis of the phytochemicals of Coriandrum sativum and Cichorium intybus aqueous extracts and their biological effects on broiler chickens

Items

Extracts (mg/Kg diet)

SEM

P-values

Control

1000 mg of C. sativum 

500 mg of C. intybus  

500 mg of C. sativum   + 250 mg of C. intybus  

Live body weight

2190.2c

2375.4a

2400.0a

2300.5b

16.24

0.001

Carcass weight

1609.0c

1749.7a

1768.6a

1688.8b

12.89

0.001

Dressing %

73.47

73.66

73.69

73.41

0.14

0.492

Liver %

2.97

2.65

2.52

2.64

0.09

0.434

Gizzard %

1.61

1.68

1.66

1.66

0.07

0.890

Heart %

0.51

0.56

0.60

0.58

0.001

0.253

Abdominal fat %

1.00a

0.87a

0.77b

0.66b

0.01

0.011

  1. a,bWithin the same rows, means have similar letter (s) are not significant different at ≤ 0.05.
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