Table 4.
Effects of NCCC supplementation on growth performance of yellow-feathered broilers1
| Items2 | Groups3 | SEM | P-value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON | N50 | N100 | N200 | Diet | Linear | Quadratic | ||
| ADG, g | 27.41 | 28.75 | 27.78 | 27.65 | 0.215 | 0.122 | 0.898 | 0.243 |
| ADFI, g | 62.70 | 65.34 | 63.85 | 63.14 | 0.534 | 0.345 | 0.861 | 0.322 |
| G:F | 0.444 | 0.440 | 0.435 | 0.438 | 0.002 | 0.376 | 0.154 | 0.233 |
1Values are means of five replicates per treatment with 12 broilers each.
2ADG, average daily gain; ADFI, average daily feed intake; G:F, gain:feed.
3Group CON: basal diet; Group N50: basal diet added with 50 mg/kg nano-composite of copper and carbon (NCCC); Group N100: basal diet added with 100 mg/kg NCCC; Group N200: basal diet added with 200 mg/kg NCCC.