At the end ofthe experimental
period, four chickens per
replicate were randomly
selected and starved for about
18 h to empty their crops, but Response criteria
with wpter available. Birds were
weighed before slaughter and
manually bled. briefly dipped in
boiling water, defeathered
manually, and eviscerated
carcass weights were
determined. Carcass dressing
percentage was determined as a
percentage of the ratio of theeviscerated weight to the liveweight.