Table 2.
Effect of TSE on the growth performance of broilers.
| Item (g/t) | Starter phase (1–21d) | Finisher phase (22–42d) | Total period (1–42d) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFI (g) | AWG (g) | F/G | AFI (g) | AWG (g) | F/G | AFI (g) | AWG (g) | F/G | |
| VC 300 | 919.92 | 649.71abc | 1.42b | 2172.26 | 1151.45 | 1.89 | 3082.01 | 1793.52 | 1.73ab |
| VE 500 | 909.61 | 645.70abc | 1.41b | 2122.73 | 1110.73 | 1.99 | 3132.43 | 1756.41 | 1.74ab |
| TSE 0 | 911.23 | 616.81c | 1.48a | 2185.86 | 1082.03 | 2.01 | 3120.03 | 1680.11 | 1.81a |
| TSE 300 | 900.80 | 667.82ab | 1.38bc | 2127.62 | 1083.32 | 1.97 | 3041.67 | 1749.96 | 1.72ab |
| TSE 600 | 889.76 | 648.04abc | 1.37bc | 2105.86 | 1090.55 | 1.90 | 2992.27 | 1738.12 | 1.72ab |
| TSE 900 | 888.53 | 633.42bc | 1.39bc | 2217.87 | 1118.65 | 1.93 | 3115.29 | 1777.34 | 1.70ab |
| TSE 1200 | 909.87 | 670.26a | 1.33c | 2151.63 | 1095.42 | 1.90 | 3052.65 | 1798.94 | 1.68b |
| S.E.M | 4.93 | 4.62 | 0.01 | 20.56 | 11.21 | 0.02 | 22.07 | 12.28 | 0.02 |
| p value | 0.586 | 0.026 | 0.011 | 0.745 | 0.180 | 0.058 | 0.661 | 0.106 | 0.032 |
AFI, average feed intake. AWG, average weight gain. F/G, feed to weight gain ratio. Values with the same or no letter superscripts within the same row denote no significant difference (p > 0.05), while with different letter superscripts indicate significant difference (p < 0.05). The same applies to other Tables.