Table 2.
Effects of oligosaccharides and antibiotic supplementation on BW gain, feed efficiency and flock uniformity at 21 and 35 d of age (n = 12)
Diet | D 1 to 21
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D 1 to 35
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BW (kg) | FCR | BW (kg) | FCR | CV BW (%) | |
Control | 0.72b | 1.53a | 1.70b | 1.65 | 11.2a |
MOS | 0.81a | 1.46b | 1.84a | 1.60 | 8.1b |
FOS | 0.82a | 1.43b | 1.88a | 1.60 | 11.4a |
Zn-bacitracin | 0.81a | 1.48ab | 1.84a | 1.62 | 8.2b |
Pooled SEM | 0.016 | 0.022 | 0.046 | 0.034 | 0.99 |
p value (diet) | 0.001 | 0.020 | 0.030 | 0.700 | 0.010 |
Means within a column with different superscripts are significantly different (p<0.05).