The effects of Myristica fragrans seed meal and Syzygium aromaticum leaf meal dietary supplementation on growth performance and oxidative status of broiler chicken

Bulletin of the National Research Centre

Table 4 Effects of phytogenic supplements on carcass and relative internal organ weights (% slaughtered weight) of broiler chickens

Parameters	Diet 1 Control	Diet 2 0.25% MSM	Diet 3 0.25% SLM	Diet 4 0.25% MSCM	P value
Slaughtered weight (g/bird)	2622.66 ± 93.33	2535.66 ± 67.33	2471.33 ± 66.83	2600.33 ± 115.18	0.63
Dressed weight (g/bird)	2083.33 ± 60.09	2036.32 ± 44.29	1980.00 ± 39.82	2035.33 ± 159.93	0.88
Dressing percentage (%)	79.47 ± 0.55	80.33 ± 0.69	80.17 ± 1.62	78.09 ± 3.20	0.82
Liver	1.61 ± 0.08	1.55 ± 0.08	1.57 ± 0.06	1.73 ± 0.04	0.34
Heart	0.41 ± 0.04	0.38 ± 0.01	0.55 ± 0.16	0.43 ± 0.03	0.53
Lung	0.47 ± 0.06	0.48 ± 0.06	0.38 ± 0.08	0.57 ± 0.05	0.34
Pancreas	0.16 ± 0.01	0.13 ± 0.02	0.17 ± 0.01	0.17 ± 0.02	0.35
Gall bladder	0.13 ± 0.01	0.13 ± 0.01	0.15 ± 0.01	0.11 ± 0.03	0.58
Gizzard and proventriculus	2.37 ± 0.20	2.56 ± 0.15	2.39 ± 0.31	2.36 ± 0.14	0.90
Spleen	0.12 ± 0.02	0.10 ± 0.01	0.09 ± 0.02	0.14 ± 0.01	0.21

Means within a row with different letters and are significantly different (P < 0.05)
MSM Myristica fragrans seed meal, SLM Syzygium aromaticum leaf meal, MSCM Myristica fragrans seed meal and Syzygium aromaticum leaf meal composite mix (1:1), SEM standard error of the mean