Organs

Sex

Rations

p

R0

R50

R75

R100

Intestine weight (g)

78.50 ± 12.23a

64.00 ± 15.42a

67.75 ± 7.63a

80.75 ± 15.30a

0.251

50.50 ± 4.35a

28.00 ± 2.16c

50.00 ± 5.60ab

44.25 ± 1.25b

0.000

♂♀

64.50 ± 17.21a

46.00 ± 21.78a

58.87 ± 11.33a

62.50 ± 21.95a

0.211

Intestine length (cm)

195.50 ± 4.79a

171.13 ± 26.71a

188.25 ± 10.90a

200.50 ± 24.07a

0.194

173.25 ± 23.79a

132.25 ± 9.42b

154.75 ± 5.05ab

153.50 ± 11.50ab

0.013

♂♀

184.37 ± 19.85a

151.68 ± 27.85a

171.50 ±19.56a

177.00 ± 30.60a

0.078

Intestine density (g/cm)

0.40 ± 0.06a

0.38 ± 0.09a

0.36 ± 0.02a

0.40 ± 0.03a

0.728

0.29 ± 0.04a

0.21 ± 0.01a

0.32 ± 0.02a

0.29 ± 0.01b

0.001

♂♀

0.35 ± 0.08a

0.29 ± 0.11a

0.34 ± 0.03a

0.34 ± 0.06a

0.467

Gizzard (g)

2.27 ± 0.16a

2.18 ± 0.13a

2.42 ± 0.05a

2.46 ± 0.27a

0.120

2.49 ± 0.17a

2.08 ± 0.33b

2.76 ± 0.20a

2.55 ± 0.14a

0.008

♂♀

2.37 ± 0.20a

2.12 ± 0.24b

2.59 ± 0.23a

2.51 ± 0.20a

0.001