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Table 2.

Effects of line, dose and their interaction on performance parameters in broiler chickens of either fast or slow growing lines, inoculated with 0 (Control), 2.5 × 10³ (Low) or 7 × 10³ (High) sporulated E. maxima oocysts over the period post infection (d0-d13pi) (LS means with SEM).

		BW d0 (g)	BW d13 (g)	ADG (g/d)	ADFI (g/d)	FCR
Line
	Slow	371	1220	65.3	93.4	1.43
	Fast	479	1676	92.1	122.7	1.34
	SEM	3.4	14.4	1.01	1.17	0.009
Dose
	Control	427	1541^a	85.7^a	114.2^a	1.34^a
	Low	422	1401^b	75.3^b	104.2^b	1.39^b
	High	427	1402^b	75.0^b	105.7^b	1.42^b
	SEM	4.2	17.6	1.24	1.44	0.012
Line × Dose
Slow	Control	373	1296	71.0	98.6	1.39
	Low	369	1182	62.6	90.2	1.44
	High	373	1181	62.1	91.5	1.47
Fast	Control	481	1786	100.4	129.8	1.29
	Low	475	1619	88.1	118.3	1.34
	High	481	1624	87.9	120.0	1.37
	SEM	5.9	24.9	1.8	2.03	0.016
Source		Probabilities
Line		<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
Dose		0.599	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
Line × Dose		0.972	0.522	0.476	0.716	0.981

^a-bMeans within a column that do not share a common superscript are significantly different (P < 0.05).

Abbreviations: BW, body weight; AD, Gaverage daily gain; AD, FIaverage daily feed intake; FCR, feed conversion ratio.