Table 4 Carcass weight, dressing%, and chemical composition of commercial Cobb broiler fed diets containing different levels of prickly pear peel

Carcass weight, g

1290^d

1410^c

1560^a

1520^b

3.28*

Dressing, %

66.40^c

68.91^b

70.10 ^a

70.00^a

2.15*

Giblets, %

4.23^a

4.4^a

4.5^a

4.6^a

0.16 NS

Crude protein, %

75.08b

75.09b

77.40a

79. 09a

1.12*

Ether extract, %

15.88a

15.37a

12.59b

11.50b

1.02*

Ash, %

9. 09a

9.54a

10.01a

9.41a

0.21 NS