. 2023 Jul 29;102(10):102986. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2023.102986

Table 2.

Growth performance of Ningdu yellow chickens.

Items	Additive amount of TCP					SEM	P value
	0.0%	0.2%	0.4%	0.6%	0.8%		ANOVA	Linear	Quadratic
43–70 d
BW at 43 d of age/g	417.11	417.67	417.39	417.38	416.60	0.18	0.358	0.386	0.203
BW at 70 d of age/g	856.55^b	862.50^b	877.38^ab	886.31^a	857.14^b	3.82	0.018	0.270	0.031
ADG (g/d)	15.69^b	15.89^b	16.43^ab	16.75^a	15.73^b	0.14	0.019	0.247	0.034
ADFI (g/d)	56.72	55.17	56.45	55.58	54.21	0.36	0.108	0.086	0.201
F/G	3.62^a	3.48^ab	3.44^ab	3.32^b	3.45^ab	0.03	0.035	0.017	0.011
71–105 d
BW at 105 d of age/g	1289.48^c	1341.58^b	1346.35^b	1395.44^a	1338.80^b	9.08	0.003	0.009	0.001
ADG (g/d)	12.37^b	13.69^ab	13.40^ab	14.55^a	13.76^ab	0.23	0.046	0.017	0.018
ADFI (g/d)	69.08	69.38	68.67	68.76	70.56	0.50	0.996	0.583	0.602
F/G	5.59^a	5.08^b	5.16^b	4.74^b	5.16^b	0.08	0.004	0.016	0.004
43–105 d
ADG (g/d)	13.85^c	14.67^b	14.75^b	15.52^a	14.64^b	0.14	0.003	0.008	0.001
ADFI (g/d)	63.59	63.06	63.24	62.90	63.29	0.32	0.890	0.727	0.846
F/G	4.59^a	4.31^b	4.29^b	4.05^c	4.33^b	0.04	<0.001	0.005	<0.001

Values are represented as the mean and SEM (n = 6).

^a–c

Means within a row lacking a common superscript differ significantly (P < 0.05).

Abbreviations: ADFI, average daily feed intake; ADG, average daily gain; BW, body weight; F/G, feed/gain; SEM, standard error of the mean; TCP, traditional Chinese prescription.