Table 2.

Effect of experimental treatments on performance indices of broilers at different ages.

Item	Experimental treatments				SEM
	Control	Probiotic	Milk kefir	Molasses kefir
Body weight, g
14 days of age	385.4	404.0	407.2	391.5	11.5
28 days of age	1,189.6ab	1,283.1a	1,271.8a	1,144.3b	48.4
42 days of age	2,440.9ab	2,487.7ab	2,509.6a	2,327.4b	82.2
Daily feed intake, g/d
1 to 14 days of age	32.0	32.4	32.2	33.3	1.2
15 to 28 days of age	93.2	95.3	94.2	87.2	21.0
29 to 42 days of age	170.7	178.0	176.8	166.8	6.3
1 to 42 days of age	98.6	101.8	101.0	95.7	3.5
Feed: gain, g:g
1 to 14 days of age	1.37	1.31	1.29	1.40	0.1
15 to 28 days of age	1.63	1.53	1.53	1.64	0.4
29 to 42 days of age	1.92ab	2.12a	1.99ab	1.86b	0.1
1 to 42 days of age	1.74	1.78	1.72	1.72	0.03

SEM = standard error of mean.

^a,b Values in the same row not sharing a common superscript differ (P < 0.05).