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. 2013 Jul;26(7):987–994. doi: 10.5713/ajas.2012.12545

Table 2.

Effects of NCLI (2%) and MCLI (2%) on the growth performance of broilers

Item1 Diet treatments
SEM p value
Control3 NCLI3 MCLI3
BWG2 (kg)
  1 to 21 d 0.542 0.551 0.564 0.011 0.976
  22 to 42 d 1.392 1.421 1.435 0.017 0.432
  1 to 42 d 1.934 1.972 1.999 0.015 0.831
FI2 (g/bird/d)
  1 to 21 d 41.12 40.97 40.83 0.786 0.765
  22 to 42 d 130.85 129.87 128.01 1.235 0.798
  1 to 42 d 171.97 170.84 168.84 2.034 0.874
F:G2
  1 to 21 d 1.593 1.560 1.519 0.034 0.792
  22 to 42 d 1.974 1.918 1.873 0.036 0.823
  1 to 42 d 1.867 1.819 1.774 0.021 0.715
1

Data represent means from 8 replicates per treatment, SEM = Standard error of mean.

2

BWG = Body weight gain; FI = Feed intake; F/G = Feed intake/BW gain.

3

Control = Basal diet; NCLI = Basal diet supplemented with 2% natural Clinoptilolite; MCLI = Basal diet supplemented with 2% formic acid modified clinoptilolite.