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. 2015 Jun 24;14:61. doi: 10.1186/s12944-015-0058-6

Table 2.

Feed intake of broiler birds

Treatments Year Feed intake (g/bird/week) Means
W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6
T0 2013 161 ± 2.08 380 ± 2.60 538 ± 2.60 756 ± 5.71 950 ± 3.28 976 ± 2.00 628.08 ± 50.17
2014 165 ± 1.20 381 ± 3.76 538 ± 3.18 759 ± 5.70 953 ± 3.71 977 ± 1.53
T1 2013 176 ± 2.33 378 ± 2.89 542 ± 2.73 756 ± 8.95 919 ± 4.67 978 ± 1.20 624.14 ± 49.10
2014 160 ± 2.31 377 ± 3.18 544 ± 3.28 758 ± 7.54 923 ± 4.67 979 ± 2.41
T2 2013 162 ± 4.10 377 ± 2.65 543 ± 2.33 776 ± 9.28 931 ± 3.61 994 ± 4.00 631.14 ± 50.63
2014 163 ± 2.73 373 ± 2.08 545 ± 2.60 778 ± 9.54 934 ± 3.46 998 ± 3.06
T3 2013 158 ± 3.38 380 ± 2.31 538 ± 2.08 762 ± 3.67 933 ± 1.23 1007 ± 6.96 630.28 ± 51.07
2014 157 ± 1.76 380 ± 0.88 538 ± 3.93 764 ± 3.84 936 ± 4.84 1009 ± 4.93
T4 2013 160 ± 2.60 376 ± 3.06 544 ± 2.08 763 ± 4.26 930 ± 3.21 996 ± 3.180 629.14 ± 50.53
2014 164 ± 2.03 372 ± 3.51 545 ± 2.08 767 ± 3.61 934 ± 4.16 999 ± 1.76
T5 2013 162 ± 2.60 378 ± 3.21 542 ± 3.21 763 ± 4.33 933 ± 4.51 996 ± 3.46 630.03 ± 50.57
2014 161 ± 2.33 378 ± 4.16 545 ± 2.03 765 ± 4.33 935 ± 3.28 1001 ± 2.03
T6 2013 161 ± 2.91 376 ± 2.89 542 ± 2.31 763 ± 2.65 939 ± 4.33 1024 ± 14.53 634.61 ± 51.52
2014 163 ± 3.61 377 ± 1.76 546 ± 3.93 766 ± 2.65 940 ± 2.85 1017 ± 6.57
T7 2013 164 ± 6.11 378 ± 1.15 542 ± 3.53 759 ± 2.60 927 ± 2.40 1015 ± 4.67 630.39 ± 51.14
2014 153 ± 11.40 378 ± 4.16 539 ± 4.06 761 ± 2.33 931 ± 3.53 1017 ± 3.79
T8 2013 160 ± 3.46 374 ± 2.03 545 ± 2.08 765 ± 2.85 932 ± 3.21 1035 ± 10.55 636.31 ± 52.03
2014 160 ± 2.96 377 ± 4.73 545 ± 1.86 768 ± 3.00 937 ± 2.45 1036 ± 10.46
T9 2013 162 ± 1.73 383 ± 2.40 554 ± 5.03 757 ± 4.10 914 ± 4.16 1033 ± 4.81 633.67 ± 51.19
2014 162 ± 2.03 379 ± 6.57 543 ± 2.65 760 ± 4.41 920 ± 2.31 1035 ± 3.71
Means 162 ± 0.90f 378 ± 0.69e 543 ± 0.73d 763 ± 1.22c 932 ± 1.38b 1006 ± 2.79a

Data are means ± SE. Means sharing similar letters in a column do not differ significantly from one another (p>0.05)

T0 = control without antioxidants, T1 = 100 mg quercetin + 150 mg α-tocopherol/kg feed; T2 = 100 mg quercetin + 225 mg α-tocopherol/kg feed; T3 = 100 mg quercetin + 300 mg α-tocopherol/kg feed; T4 = 200 mg quercetin + 150 mg α-tocopherol/kg feed; T5 = 200 mg quercetin + 225 mg α-tocopherol/kg feed; T6 = 200 mg quercetin + 300 mg α-tocopherol/kg feed, T7 = 300 mg quercetin + 150 mg α-tocopherol/kg feed; T8 = 300 mg quercetin + 225 mg α-tocopherol/kg feed, T9 = 300 mg quercetin + 300 mg α-tocopherol/kg feed