Table 3.
Effect of DON and ZEN contamination and GUE on the growth performance of broilers.
Items | CON | MOL | MGUE | SEM | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial BW, kg | 0.040 | 0.041 | 0.040 | 0.001 | 0.858 |
d 1–28 | |||||
BW (28 d), kg | 0.547b | 0.540b | 0.564a | 0.011 | 0.047 |
BWG, kg | 0.503b | 0.501b | 0.521a | 0.009 | 0.048 |
FI, kg | 1.342 | 1.282 | 1.344 | 0.053 | 0.056 |
F/G | 2.647 | 2.555 | 2.565 | 0.118 | 0.962 |
d 1–56 | |||||
BW (56 d), kg | 1.678a | 1.515b | 1.703a | 0.025 | 0.001 |
BWG, kg | 1.637a | 1.474b | 1.663a | 0.025 | 0.001 |
FI, kg | 5.085a | 4.875b | 5.157a | 0.076 | 0.044 |
F/G | 3.104 | 3.317 | 3.105 | 0.074 | 0.095 |
d 1–84 | |||||
BW (84 d), kg | 3.442a | 3.046b | 3.500a | 0.041 | 0.001 |
BWG, kg | 3.402a | 3.006b | 3.460a | 0.039 | 0.001 |
FI, kg | 10.970b | 10.615b | 11.040a | 0.184 | 0.034 |
F/G | 3.225b | 3.531a | 3.192b | 0.050 | 0.001 |
BW, body weight; BWG, BW gain; FI, feed intake; FCR (F/G), feed/gain; SEM, standard error of means. Values with the same or no letter superscripts in the same row mean no significant difference (p > 0.05), while with different letter superscripts mean significant difference (p < 0.05).