Table-4.
Average weekly body weight (g/bird) of broiler fed TDLM incorporated ration.
Age | TDLM-0 | TDLM-2 | TDLM-4 | TDLM-6 | TDLM-8 | TDLM-10 |
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0 day | 47.81±0.32NS | 47.79±0.57NS | 47.62±0.36NS | 47.73±0.33NS | 47.53±0.35NS | 47.73±0.28NS |
7th day | 117.51±1.77a | 113.91±2.22a | 108.29±1.94b | 103.78±2.26b | 91.26±1.77c | 83.76±2.00d |
14th day | 367.68±9.11a | 363.14±10.04a | 345.74±9.32a | 291.01±7.82b | 227.08±8.78c | 192.43±6.61d |
21st day | 753.90±15.26a | 728.85±15.90ab | 707.55±12.79b | 504.40±12.94c | 429.84±9.28d | 338.49±12.26e |
28th day | 1012.94±17.05a | 982.38±19.81a | 968.63±22.10a | 867.44±20.14b | 643.55±24.52c | 524.90±18.63d |
35th day | 1298.03±21.01a | 1263.19±13.37a | 1252.83±16.45a | 1090.69±15.75b | 899.16±19.74c | 748.33±26.84d |
42nd day | 1624.72±30.52a | 1616.66±17.84a | 1592.60±19.24a | 1404.61±17.76b | 1188.29±17.67c | 1054.33±18.81d |
Means bearing different superscripts (a, b, c, d, e) in a row differ significantly (p<0.05). TDLM=Tithonia diversifolia leaf meal