Halloysite supplemented in the diet, and sex of Cherry Valley ducks affects growth, carcass composition, meat quality, and jejunum and leg bone strength

Table 8 Ducks’ leg bones weight and breaking strength and jejunum tensile strength fed diets supplemented with 1% halloysite

Item n = 10		Tibia			Femur			Jejunum Tensile strength (N)
Group¹		Weight (g)	Breaking strength (N)	Ratio N/g	Weight (g)	Breaking strength (N)	Ratio N/g	Jejunum Tensile strength (N)
Main effects	Control	17.26	246.52	14.35	10.46	230.24	22.08	6.50^b
	Halloysite	17.76	246.23	13.95	10.57	258.64	24.79	9.14^a
	P-value	0.480	0.984	0.619	0.791	0.137	0.130	0.023
	Male	17.38	241.40	13.99	10.15	247.44	24.66	7.74
	Female	17.65	251.36	14.30	10.88	241.44	22.21	7.90
	P-value	0.706	0.503	0.696	0.082	0.757	0.172	0.896
Interaction	C × M	18.04	244.03	13.56	10.89^ab	242.11	22.38	5.85^*
	C × F	16.49	249.01	15.14	10.03^bc	218.37	21.78	9.62^*
	H × M	16.72	238.76	14.42	9.42^c	252.76	26.94	7.14
	H × F	18.81	253.70	13.47	11.72^a	264.52	22.64	8.65
	P-value	0.052	0.909	0.404	< 0.001	0.371	0.150	0.112
	SEM	0.350	7.320	0.393	0.209	9.492	0.890	0.595

^a^,bmean values with various letters in the row differ statistically significantly between all groups, considering P < 0.05; ¹C × M, male control group; C × F, female control group; H × M, the experimental male group fed with 1% halloysite; H × F, the experimental female group fed with 1% halloysite; ^*group C × M was statistically significantly differed from group C × F when NIR test was used (P = 0.025)

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