Table 4.
Growth performance parameters of control and treated groups.
| Group | IWT | FWT | WG | FI | FCR | RGR | PER | EEU | Mort. rate % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 39.83 ± 0.55a | 2073.7 ± 52.6b | 2033.87 ± 52.09b | 3501.07 ± 0.24f | 1.75 ± 0.04ab | 192.51 ± 0.10c | 0.10 ± 0.001a | 5.46 ± 0.14ab | 8 |
| Bio-Mos | 39.91 ± 0.33a | 2204.14 ± 54.56a | 2164.23 ± 54.25a | 3550 ± 0.27a | 1.67 ± 0.05bc | 192.91 ± 0.13b | 0.03 ± 0.001b | 5.20 ± 0.14bc | 4 |
| β-Glucan | 40.08 ± 0.24a | 2195.83 ± 34.26a | 2155.75 ± 34.03a | 3539.94 ± 0.28b | 1.65 ± 0.03bc | 192.9 ± 0.07b | 0.03 ± 0.001b | 5.16 ± 0.08bc | 4 |
| DPS2 | 39.96 ± 0.37a | 2290.63 ± 44.46a | 2250.67 ± 44.10a | 3519.13 ± 0.23e | 1.58 ± 0.03c | 193.19 ± 0.07a | 0.03 ± 0.001b | 4.94 ± 0.10c | 4 |
| DPS4 | 40.08 ± 0.25a | 2255.21 ± 40.60a | 2215.13 ± 40.37a | 3525.05 ± 0.20c | 1.60 ± 0.03c | 193.06 ± 0.09ab | 0.03 ± 0.001b | 5.02 ± 0.10c | 12 |
| DPS6 | 40.13 ± 0.25a | 2023.96 ± 32.5b | 1983.83 ± 32.27b | 3520 ± 0.26d | 1.78 ± 0.03a | 192.31 ± 0.08c | 0.03 ± 0.001b | 5.59 ± 0.09a | 4 |
Means within the same column carrying different letters are significantly different at P < 0.05.
Values are expressed as means ± SE.
IWT: initial body weight. FWT: final body weight. WG: weight gain. FI: feed intake. FCR: feed conversion ratio. RGR: relative growth rate. PER: protein efficiency ratio. EEU: efficiency of energy utilization.