Table 2.
Dietary effects of onion extract on growth performance and carcass yield of White mini broilers1
| Items | (−)Control | (+)Control | Onion extract | SEM | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||||
| 0.3% | 0.5% | |||||
| Initial BW (g/bird) | 39.1 | 39.1 | 39.1 | 39.0 | 0.03 | NS |
| Final BW (g/bird) | 862.3b | 890.6a | 882.0ab | 880.3ab | 3.78 | 0.01 |
| Feed intake (g/d/bird) | 49.8 | 49.6 | 50.4 | 49.5 | 0.51 | NS |
| BW gain (g/d/bird) | 24.2b | 25.1a | 24.8ab | 24.7ab | 0.13 | 0.01 |
| Gain:feed | 0.49 | 0.51 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.02 | NS |
| Carcass yield (%) | 66.2 | 67.32 | 66.3 | 66.3 | 0.47 | NS |
| % for carcass | ||||||
| Right breast muscle | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 10.1 | 0.15 | NS |
| Right leg | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 0.15 | NS |
| Right thigh | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 0.16 | NS |
SEM, standard error of the mean; BW, body weight; NS, not significant.
1
(−)Control, basal diet; (+)Control, basal diet+10 ppm avilamycin.
a,b
Means in the same row with no common superscript differ significantly (p<0.05).