| Attributes*
|
Delay in post hatch feed placement |
SEM
|
P-value
|
0 hrs
(Control) |
6 hrs |
12 hrs |
24 hrs |
36 hrs |
| At 7 d post hatch |
| Pro-ventriculus |
0.95 |
1.11 |
1.05 |
1.11 |
1.03 |
0.03 |
0.605 |
| Gizzard |
9.24 |
10.18 |
9.67 |
9.73 |
8.74 |
0.25 |
0.492 |
| Intestine |
8.18 |
9.06 |
8.51 |
9.91 |
9.50 |
0.30 |
0.393 |
| Liver |
3.19 |
3.3 |
3.96 |
3.75 |
3.01 |
0.09 |
0.060 |
| Pancreas |
0.55 |
0.6 |
0.63 |
0.58 |
0.59 |
0.02 |
0.814 |
|
At 14 d post hatch |
| Pro-ventriculus |
0.96 |
0.83 |
0.87 |
1.03 |
1.00 |
0.04 |
0.527 |
| Gizzard |
7.72 |
7.56 |
6.99 |
7.88 |
7.80 |
0.20 |
0.676 |
| Intestine |
8.69 |
7.87 |
7.73 |
8.24 |
8.05 |
0.22 |
0.130 |
| Liver |
3.17 |
3.12 |
2.91 |
2.91 |
2.84 |
0.07 |
0.404 |
| Pancreas |
0.50 |
0.52 |
0.58 |
0.55 |
0.62 |
0.02 |
0.351 |
|
| *Values have been expressed as g/100gm of chick weight and analyzed by one-way ANOVA are the mean of four observations. |
| Table 4: Mean intestinal organ weight of birds subjected to 0, 6, 12, 24 and 36 hrs delay in post hatch feed placement. |
