Table 6. Carcass traits of broilers fed phytogenic feed supplement in a hot dry climate

Variable B1 B2 B3 B4 SEM p-value
Live weight (g) 2,478.68b 2,692.98a 2,518.56b 2,631.68a 54.79 0.02
Slaughter weight (g) 2,412.08b 2,600.58a 2,496.08b 2,595.82a 51.85 0.01
Eviscerated weight (g) 2,378.46b 2,533.26a 2,411.38ab 2,477.30a 52.00 0.03
Dressed weight (g) 1,860.26b 2,197.12a 1,965.72a 2,095.24a 42.18 0.00
Heart (g) 10.34 8.86 9.42 11.20 0.51 0.08
Lungs (g) 13.32 14.58 13.80 12.16 0.72 0.11
Shank (g) 94.92 83.98 95.22 80.42 4.71 0.15
Kidney (g) 13.82 13.62 11.22 13.64 0.69 0.20
Liver (g) 49.94 54.10 45.12 43.78 2.21 0.17
Pancreas (g) 5.40a 4.20ab 3.92b 4.76ab 0.23 0.00
Head (g) 63.06b 70.24a 74.72a 79.44a 2.18 0.00
Spleen (g) 2.40 1.86 2.58 2.00 0.19 0.32
Gizzard (g) 49.70a 40.80b 43.68b 50.18a 1.88 0.02
Proventriculus (g) 9.60 7.14 8.24 8.64 0.49 0.22
Gall Bladder (g) 1.64 2.08 1.76 2.42 0.16 0.42
Intestine (g) 131.20 122.56 113.80 123.24 3.51 0.64
B1, diet without leaf meal; B2, diet with Moringa oleifera; B3, diet with Phyllanthus amarus; B4, diet with Viscum album.
Means with different superscripts in the same row significantly differ at p < 0.05.