Table 2.
The effect of the dietary inclusion of essential oil mixture or an antibiotic on egg production, feed conversion ratio, and feed intake of quail.
| Parameter | Control | EOM | ANT (avilamycin) | Pooled SEM | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egg production, % | 86.52b | 89.44a | 88.34a | 0.43 | 0.0010 |
| Egg weight, g | 11.80 | 11.69 | 11.77 | 0.52 | 0.2685 |
| Feed intake, g/quail | 29.24 | 29.14 | 29.13 | 0.17 | 0.8900 |
| Feed conversion ratio, g fed/g egg | 2.88a | 2.81b | 2.81b | 0.02 | 0.0544 |
a, bMeans within row with no common superscripts differ significantly (P < 0.05).
SEM: standard error of the mean.