Table 1.
Effects of dietary Acer truncatum leaves adding on growth performance of broilers.1
| Items | CON | PA | FA | EA | SEM | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–21 d | ||||||
| ADG (g) | 31.87a | 27.50c | 29.89b | 31.01ab | 0.46 | <0.001 |
| BW (g) | 701.16a | 602.09b | 659.40a | 682.00a | 10.49 | <0.001 |
| ADFI (g) | 51.88 | 46.56 | 47.31 | 50.72 | 0.81 | 0.052 |
| FCR | 1.62 | 1.69 | 1.58 | 1.64 | 0.02 | 0.358 |
| 0–42 d | ||||||
| ADG (g) | 61.36a | 53.05b | 57.64a | 57.65a | 0.87 | 0.004 |
| BW (kg) | 2.55a | 2.18c | 2.39ab | 2.33bc | 0.03 | 0.006 |
| ADFI (g) | 114.63 | 112.33 | 102.92 | 105.19 | 3.50 | 0.507 |
| FCR | 1.99 | 2.23 | 1.89 | 1.98 | 0.06 | 0.122 |
Abbreviations: ADFI, average daily feed intake; ADG, average daily gain; ATL, Acer truncatum leaves; BW, body weight; FCR, feed conversion ratio; SEM, pooled standard error.
Means in the same row without common superscript differ significantly (P < 0.05).
Treatments: CON, control; PA, primary ATL feed; FA, fermented ATL feed; EA, dietary ATL extractive added.