. 2016 Aug 30;5(1):1441. doi: 10.1186/s40064-016-3118-0

Table 2.

Performance of broilers fed ration containing different levels of Garden cress seed powder

Parameters	Treatments				SEM	p value
Parameters	0GC	0.75GC	1.5GC	2.25GC	SEM	p value
1–21 days (starter phase)
IBW (g)	44.9	44.4	45.2	45.5	0.91	0.867
DMI (g/bird/day)	46.7	46.5	49.3	48.6	1.01	0.205
Total feed (g/bird)	980	976	1035	1021	21.1	0.205
FBW (g)	494	512	500	486	10.0	0.356
BWG (g/bird)	449	468	455	440	10.1	0.340
ADG (g)	21.4	22.3	21.6	21.0	0.48	0.340
FCR	2.18^b	2.08^c	2.28^a	2.32^a	0.02	0.000
Mortality (%)	0.00	5.88	5.88	0.00	–	–
22–42 days (finisher phase)
DMI (g/bird/day)	125^c	130^b	134^ab	135^a	1.28	0.001
Total feed (g/bird)	2623^c	2730^b	2812^ab	2842^a	26.9	0.001
IBW(g)	494	512	500	486	10.0	0.356
BWG (g/bird)	1078^bc	1146^a	1134^ab	1066^c	17.6	0.028
ADG (g)	51.3^bc	54.6^a	54.0^ab	50.8^c	0.84	0.028
FCR	2.44^b	2.38^b	2.48^b	2.67^a	0.05	0.024
Mortality (%)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	–	–
1–42 days (entire experiment)
DMI (g/bird)	85.8^c	88.3^bc	91.6^ab	92.0^a	1.08	0.010
Total feed (g/bird)	3604^c	3707^bc	3847^ab	3863^a	45.2	0.010
FBW (g)	1572^b	1658^a	1634^a	1551^b	16.9	0.006
BWG (g/bird)	1527^b	1614^a	1589^a	1506^b	16.7	0.005
ADG (g)	36.4^b	38.4^a	37.8^a	35.9^b	0.40	0.005
FCR	2.36^b	2.30^b	2.42^b	2.57^a	0.04	0.006
Mortality (%)	0.00	5.88	5.88	0.00	–	–

SEM standard error of the mean, ADG average daily gain, BWG body weight gain, IBW initial body weight, FBW final body weight, FCR feed conversion ratio, DMI dry matter intake, GC garden cress, 0GC ration containing 0 % GC, 0.75GC 0.75 % GC; 1.5GC 1.5 % GC, 2.25GC 2.25 % GC

^abcMeans in a row with different superscripts differ (p < 0.05)