Table 2.
Effect of combining xylo-oligosaccharides and arabinoxylan-rich fraction (XOS/AXRF) on growth performance at different dietary phases
| Period | Parameter | Control | ± SE | XOS/AXRF | ± SE | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter (d 1–14) | ADG, g | 24.6 | 0.54 | 24.1 | 0.62 | 0.5775 |
| ADFI, g | 34.4 | 1.79 | 36.4 | 1.06 | 0.3568 | |
| FCR, g/g | 1.40 | 0.06 | 1.51 | 0.05 | 0.1539 | |
| Grower (d 14–28) | ADG, g | 63.6 | 0.63 | 64 | 1.14 | 0.8020 |
| ADFI, g | 110 | 2.34 | 104 | 1.78 | 0.0601 | |
| FCR, g/g | 1.73a | 0.04 | 1.62b | 0.02 | 0.0454 | |
| Finisher (d 28–42) | ADG, g | 83.9 | 1.62 | 86.3 | 1.58 | 0.3051 |
| ADFI, g | 169.2 | 4.30 | 161.4 | 3.11 | 0.1625 | |
| FCR, g/g | 2.02a | 0.04 | 1.87b | 0.01 | 0.0012 | |
| Overall (d 1–42) | ADG, g | 57.4 | 0.69 | 58.1 | 0.87 | 0.5056 |
| ADFI, g | 104.5 | 2.18 | 100.6 | 1.60 | 0.1666 | |
| FCR, g/g | 1.82a | 0.04 | 1.73b | 0.01 | 0.0264 | |
| Mortality, % | 1.56 | 1.56 | 1.56 | 1.56 | 1.0000 |
Control Corn/soybean meal-based diet, XOS/AXRF Control diet supplemented with 0.5% of XOS and 1% AXRF. ADG Average daily gain, ADFI Average daily feed intake, FCR Feed conversion ratio, SE Standard error
a,bDifferent superscripts in the same row differ significantly at P < 0.05 level in t-Student test