TABLE 2.
Effects of different levels of garlic and mushroom powder on the performance of broilers during the starter, grower and finisher phases.
| Treatments | Starter (1–10 days of age) | Grower (11–24 days of age) | Finisher (25–42 days of age) | Whole phase (1–42 days of age) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main effects | DWG (g/bird/days) | DFI (g/bird/days) | FCR (g:g) | DWG (g/bird/days) | DFI (g/bird/days) | FCR (g:g) | DWG (g/bird/days) | DFI (g/bird/days) | FCR (g:g) | DWG (g/bird/days) | DFI (g/bird/days) | FCR (g:g) |
| GP (%) | ||||||||||||
| 0.00 | 21.88 | 27.23 | 1.25 | 48.59 | 71.41 | 1.47 | 79.84 | 129.78 | 1.63 | 55.62 | 85.90 | 1.54 |
| 0.50 | 22.12 | 27.99 | 1.26 | 48.18 | 71.57 | 1.49 | 78.16 | 125.72 | 1.61 | 54.82 | 84.41 | 1.53 |
| 1.00 | 22.32 | 28.11 | 1.27 | 48.17 | 71.36 | 1.48 | 78.94 | 127.36 | 1.62 | 55.20 | 85.13 | 1.54 |
| 1.50 | 22.29 | 27.09 | 1.23 | 48.21 | 71.98 | 1.52 | 79.37 | 129.22 | 1.62 | 55.41 | 86.24 | 1.56 |
| p Value | 0.89 | 0.28 | 0.62 | 0.77 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.66 | 0.54 | 0.95 | 0.52 | 0.61 | 0.91 |
| SEM | 0.449 | 0.441 | 0.022 | 0.328 | 0.875 | 0.024 | 0.973 | 2.169 | 0.029 | 0.385 | 1.038 | 0.018 |
| MP (%) | ||||||||||||
| 0.00 | 22.30 | 27.50 | 1.24 | 48.23 | 71.49 | 1.48 | 78.69 | 128.00 | 1.63 | 55.11 | 85.27 | 1.55 |
| 1.00 | 22.00 | 27.71 | 1.26 | 48.36 | 72.17 | 1.49 | 79.47 | 128.03 | 1.62 | 55.42 | 85.56 | 1.54 |
| p Value | 0.52 | 0.65 | 0.46 | 0.71 | 0.44 | 0.64 | 0.43 | 0.98 | 0.65 | 0.43 | 0.78 | 0.88 |
| SEM | 0.317 | 0.319 | 0.017 | 0.232 | 0.617 | 0.015 | 0.688 | 1.534 | 0.020 | 0.272 | 0.734 | 0.013 |
| Interaction effects | ||||||||||||
| No GP + no MP | 21.66 | 27.32 | 1.26 | 48.78 | 71.37 | 1.46 | 79.48 | 128.96 | 1.62 | 55.48 | 85.57 | 1.54 |
| 0.50% GP + no MP | 22.81 | 28.30 | 1.24 | 47.34 | 70.98 | 1.50 | 76.30 | 122.53 | 1.61 | 53.91 | 82.91 | 1.53 |
| 1.00% GP + no MP | 23.07 | 28.00 | 1.24 | 48.25 | 69.88 | 1.45 | 78.95 | 129.51 | 1.64 | 55.40 | 85.60 | 1.54 |
| 1.50% GP + no MP | 21.67 | 26.38 | 1.22 | 48.56 | 73.74 | 1.52 | 80.03 | 131.03 | 1.64 | 55.64 | 87.01 | 1.56 |
| No GP + 1.00% MP | 22.09 | 27.12 | 1.23 | 48.40 | 71.44 | 1.48 | 80.21 | 130.60 | 1.63 | 55.77 | 86.24 | 1.55 |
| 0.50% GP + 1.00% MP | 21.44 | 27.70 | 1.27 | 49.04 | 72.17 | 1.47 | 80.02 | 128.90 | 1.61 | 55.74 | 85.89 | 1.54 |
| 1.00% GP + 1.00% MP | 21.58 | 28.22 | 1.30 | 48.12 | 72.85 | 1.51 | 78.93 | 125.22 | 1.59 | 55.00 | 84.67 | 1.54 |
| 1.50% GP + 1.00% MP | 22.93 | 27.81 | 1.24 | 47.86 | 72.21 | 1.51 | 78.72 | 127.42 | 1.62 | 55.15 | 85.44 | 1.55 |
| p Value | 0.09 | 0.43 | 0.52 | 0.06 | 0.33 | 0.45 | 0.32 | 0.28 | 0.90 | 0.14 | 0.42 | 0.98 |
| SEM | 0.635 | 0.683 | 0.033 | 0.467 | 1.237 | 0.030 | 1.377 | 3.067 | 0.041 | 0.544 | 1.468 | 0.025 |
Abbreviations: DWG, daily weight gain; DFI, daily feed intake; FCR, Feed conversion ratio; GP, garlic powder; MP, mushroom powder; SEM, standard error of means.