Table 3.
Effect of aqueous extract of Prunus armeniaca on growth performance of broiler chickens at high altitude.
| Treatments | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameters | Control | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | T6 |
| Initial live body weight (g/chick) | 37.20 ± 0.40 | 37.46 ± 0.55 | 38.00 ± 0.37 | 38.13 ± 0.63 | 37.13 ± 0.52 | 37.60 ± 0.66 | 38.06 ± 0.52 |
| Live weight at 21 day (g/chick) | 184.71 ± 7.69 | 195.46 ± 4.76 | 203.14 ± 8.04 | 209.20 ± 9.46 | 204.28 ± 8.32 | 198.00 ± 3.98 | 200.40 ± 10.78 |
| Live weight at 42 day (g/chick) | 348.53a ± 10.41 | 410.13b ± 8.30 | 417.57b,c ± 9.03 | 450.14d ± 8.59 | 440.28c,d ± 8.70 | 408.80b ± 10.41 | 398.15b ± 8.30 |
| Cumulative feed intake up to 42 day (g/chick) | 1511.21 ± 6.26 | 1514.12 ± 6.00 | 1524.41 ± 5.77 | 1519.33 ± 5.26 | 1519.40 ± 4.80 | 1525.46 ± 4.70 | 1518.48 ± 5.92 |
| Feed conversion ratio at 42 day | 4.86d ± 0.04 | 4.06b ± 0.05 | 4.02b ± 0.06 | 3.69a ± 0.05 | 3.77a ± 0.05 | 4.11b ± 0.04 | 4.22c ± 0.04 |
| Cumulative water intake up to 42 day (mL/chick) | 2245.60 ± 6.27 | 2250.52 ± 5.44 | 2240.84 ± 5.31 | 2255.56 ± 6.72 | 2250.35 ± 5.39 | 2250.19 ± 6.45 | 2240.15 ± 5.59 |
C, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, and T6 represent groups of chickens received aqueous extract of Prunus armeniaca in drinking water at concentration level of 0, 100, 150, 200, 300, 400, and 800 mg/kg body weight of chicken respectively.
Results are presented as mean ± S.E, n = 15 (3 replicates with 5 chickens each).
Means bearing the different superscripts (a, b, c, d) in a row differ significantly (P < 0.05).