Table 7.
Effect of n-3 PUFA enrichment on performance and mortality of IBD challenged broiler chickens.
| 1-21 days | 1-42 days | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatments | Body weight (g) | Feed intake (g/bird) | FCR | Body weight (g) | Feed intake (g/bird) | FCR | Mortality (%) |
| T1† | 798 ± 10 | 1397 ± 25 | 1.75 ± 0.02 | 2215 ± 30ab | 4740 ± 87 | 2.05 ± 0.03a | 7 ± 2 |
| T2 | 788 ± 11 | 1366 ± 33 | 1.75 ± 0.03 | 2276 ± 28a | 4568 ± 74 | 1.94 ± 0.03b | 7 ± 2 |
| T3 | 801 ± 10 | 1335 ± 9 | 1.72 ± 0.03 | 2251 ± 28a | 4689 ± 66 | 1.97 ± 0.03ab | 7 ± 2 |
| T4 | 783 ± 9 | 1403 ± 16 | 1.78 ± 0.03 | 2147 ± 29b | 4570 ± 40 | 2.05 ± 0.03a | 8 ± 2 |
† Dietary n-3 PUFA level of 0.5 (T1), 8.0 (T2), 11.5 (T3), 16.5% (T4). n = 75 birds/treatment.
a-b Means within a column with different letters differ significantly (P < 0.05).