Table 2.
Effects of heat-oxidized soy protein isolate on growth performance of broilers
| Item | Control | Heat treatment group1 | SEM | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1 h | 4 h | 8 h | ||||
| Body weight gain (g/bird) | 524x | 496xy | 493xy | 481y | 6 | 0.043 |
| Feed intake (g/bird) | 814x | 797xy | 787xy | 756y | 9 | 0.038 |
| Feed/gain ratio | 1.55 | 1.61 | 1.60 | 1.57 | 0.01 | 0.887 |
SEM, standard error of means (n = 8).
1
Soy protein isolate heated at 100°C for 1, 4, and 8 h, respectively.
x,y
Means within a row without a common superscripts differ significantly (p<0.05).