Table 3. Effects of dietary Zn supplements on the relative organ weights in Korean native chicks
Item | Treatment* |
CON | ZNO | ZMT |
| g/100 g body weight |
Liver | 2.00±0.15 | 2.04±0.11 | 2.08±0.20 |
Spleen | 0.19±0.04 | 0.14±0.03 | 0.18±0.08 |
Mucosal weight1 | 1.11±0.26 | 1.20±0.21 | 1.23±0.30 |
Pancreas | 0.45±0.04a | 0.38±0.04b | 0.44±0.04a |
Con (Control), ZNO (Zinc oxide, 50 ppm), and ZMT (Zn-methionine, 50 ppm).
Mucosal weight includes the mucosal weights of the duodunum and jejenum.
Values with different superscripts differ significantly (P<0.05) among treatments.
Mean±SD (n=8).