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. 2018 Feb 24;11(2):240–247. doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2018.240-247

Table-2.

Performances of broiler chickens fed with multistrain probiotic preparation in combination with vitamins and minerals (0-42 days).

Items Dietary supplementations SE p value

Control Pro-0.1 Pro-0.5 Pro-1.0
BW (g)
 Day 0 45.9 45.8 45.9 45.7 0.02 0.90
 Day 14 318 324 330 310 4.35 0.25
 Day 28 990 1005 1010 974 8.12 0.34
 Day 42 1989 2030 2054 2011 43.3 0.75
Cumulative FI (g)
 Day 14 403 395 386 392 6.94 0.30
 Day 28 1720 1768 1716 1666 20.8 0.36
 Day 42 3725 3922 3893 3689 86.8 0.17
FCR (g/g)
 Day 14 1.47 1.42 1.36 1.48 0.01 0.23
 Day 28 1.82 1.84 1.78 1.79 0.01 0.27
 Day 42 1.92 1.98 1.94 1.88 0.03 0.22

Control=Birds receiving diet without supplementation, Pro-0.1=Birds receiving diet supplemented with 0.1% of multistrain Probiotic preparation in combination with vitamins and minerals, Pro-0.5=Birds receiving 0.5% of multistrain Probiotic preparation in combination with vitamins and minerals, Pro-1.0=Birds receiving 1% of multistrain Probiotic preparation in combination with vitamins and minerals, SE=Standard error, BW=Body weight, FI=Feed intake, FCR=Feed conversion ratio, n (number of birds per experimental group)=72