Table 3.
Effect of phytase and myo-inositol supplementation on performance traits of broiler chickens.1
| Starter (d 1 to d 11) | Grower (d 11 to d 22) | Starter+Grower (d 1 to d 22) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADG | ADFI | G:F | ADG | ADFI | G:F | ADG | ADFI | G:F | |
| Treatment | g/d | g/g | g/d | g/g | g/d | g/g | |||
| C | 26b | 30 | 0.88c,d | 77 | 96 | 0.80b | 53 | 65 | 0.82b |
| C+MI | 27a,b | 29 | 0.92a | 77 | 95 | 0.81a | 53 | 64 | 0.84a |
| Phy500 | 27a | 30 | 0.91a,b | 77 | 95 | 0.82a,b | 53 | 64 | 0.84a |
| Phy1500 | 26b | 29 | 0.90b,c | 78 | 94 | 0.82a | 53 | 63 | 0.84a |
| Phy3000 | 25c | 29 | 0.87d | 77 | 94 | 0.82a | 52 | 63 | 0.84a |
| Pooled SEM | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.006 | 1.33 | 1.25 | 0.004 | 0.81 | 0.79 | 0.004 |
| P-value | <0.001 | 0.195 | <0.001 | 0.996 | 0.822 | 0.037 | 0.933 | 0.504 | 0.005 |
1Data are given as treatment means; n = 8 pens per treatment.
a–dMeans within a column not showing a common superscript differ (P < 0.05).