Fig. 1
From: Insights into the mechanism of L-malic acid on drip loss of chicken meat under commercial conditions
Effects of dietary MA supplementation on growth performance and carcass traits of broilers. A–C The body weight at d 13, 20, and 38. D–G The average daily gain from d 1 to 13, d 14 to 20, d 21 to 38, and d 1 to 38. H Dressing percentage. I Percentage of eviscerated yield. J Percentage of half-eviscerated yield. Data are expressed as the mean ± SEM. A–G: n = 36 for the control group and n = 18 for the MA group. H–J: n = 100. Statistics were performed with Student’s t-test. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01