. 2017 Oct 20;12(10):e0185480. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185480

Table 5. The influence of feeding regimens on the total intakes¹ of macronutrients and energy in the final mixture chosen by broiler chickens from 10–31 days post-hatch.

Feeding regimen	Nutrient intake (g/bird)			Nutrient composition (g/kg)			Energy intake	Energy density
Combination 1 (Spl, sPl, spL)	Starch	Protein	Lipid	Starch	Protein	Lipid	(MJ/bird)	(MJ/kg)
Sequential	1079	605	103^b	436	244	57^b	32.0	12.93
Choice	1061	571	115^a	424	228	66^a	31.6	12.63
SEM	26.5	13.2	2.1	12.3	6.5	0.8	0.72	0.348
P-Value	0.648	0.100	0.002	0.517	0.107	<0.0001	0.938	0.556
Combination 2 (Spl, spl, sPl)
Sequential	1116	716	76	431	277	29	33.6	12.95
Choice	1098	713	75	419	272	29	33.2	12.64
SEM	14.3	9.5	1.0	12.7	8.1	0.9	0.42	0.234
P-Value	0.377	0.871	0.565	0.491	0.704	0.570	0.539	0.376
Combination 3(sPl, spl, spL)
Sequential	982	706	118^b	391	281^a	47	32.5	12.66
Choice	1003	665	129^a	390	258^b	50	32.6	12.96
SEM	21.2	14.6	3.2	11.8	6.9	1.8	0.69	0.321
P-Value	0.492	0.078	0.027	0.962	0.042	0.192	0.881	0.533
Combination 4 (Spl, spl, spL)
Sequential	1071	488	123	425	194	49	30.9	12.26
Choice	1084	496	130	450	206	54	31.5	13.09
SEM	30.0	14.2	4.0	13.5	6.2	1.7	0.89	0.393
P-Value	0.763	0.695	0.261	0.209	0.181	0.059	0.641	0.165
**Combination 5 (Pe, sPl, PE)**
Sequential	866	817	60^b	392^a	369^a	27	30.8	13.21
Choice	894	779	68^a	349^b	304^b	27	31.3	12.88
SEM	17.7	15.3	1.4	9.7	8.8	0.7	0.62	0.291
P-Value	0.228	0.110	0.002	0.011	<0.001	0.586	0.569	0.437

^abMeans within a column not sharing common superscripts are significantly different

¹dry matter basis

Table 5. The influence of feeding regimens on the total intakes1 of macronutrients and energy in the final mixture chosen by broiler chickens from 10–31 days post-hatch.