| Attributes* |
Delay in post hatch feed placement |
SEm |
P-value |
0 hr
(Control) |
6 hrs |
12 hrs |
24 hrs |
36 hrs |
| At 36 hrs |
| Bursa |
0.13 |
0.18 |
0.16 |
0.16 |
0.20 |
0.01 |
0.452 |
| Spleen |
0.05 |
0.06 |
0.03 |
0.05 |
0.04 |
0.00 |
0.063 |
| Thymus |
0.12 |
0.13 |
0.14 |
0.15 |
0.11 |
0.01 |
0.156 |
| At 7 day |
| Bursa |
0.27 |
0.25 |
0.26 |
0.21 |
0.25 |
0.01 |
0.768 |
| Spleen |
0.11 |
0.12 |
0.11 |
0.11 |
0.13 |
0.01 |
0.763 |
| Thymus |
0.22 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
0.716 |
| At 14 day |
| Bursa |
0.31 |
0.37 |
0.41 |
0.42 |
0.46 |
0.03 |
0.404 |
| Spleen |
0.13 |
0.12 |
0.15 |
0.14 |
0.14 |
0.01 |
0.567 |
| Thymus |
0.26 |
0.21 |
0.21 |
0.24 |
0.24 |
0.01 |
0.560 |
|
| *Values are the mean of four observations and have been analyzed by one-way ANOVA. a,b,c Means bearing different superscripts in a row differ significantly (P<0.05). |
| Table 7: Immune organ weight (expressed as g/100g) of chicks subjected to 0, 6, 12, 24 and 36 hrs delay in post hatch feed placement. |
