Table-2.
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