Table 2.
Effect of supplemental zeolite on growth performance of female and male turkey poults
| Parameters | BD(0%Z) Mean ± SD |
BD(1%Z) Mean ± SD |
BD(2%Z) Mean ± SD |
Pa- value |
Ps- value
0%Z vs. 1%Z |
Ps- value
0%Z vs. 2%Z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| female | ||||||
| Initial BW (kg) | 1.91 ± 0.05 | 1.91 ± 0 .04 | 1.91 ± 0.05 | 1.000 | 0.998 | 0.989 |
| Weight gain ((kg) | 5.64 ± 0.41 | 5.95 ± 0.24 | 6.08 ± 0.25 | 0.120 | 0.194 | 0.079 |
| Average daily gain (kg) | 0.10 ± 0.00 | 0.10 ± 0.00 | 0.11 ± 0.00 | 0.000** | 0.007** | 0.000** |
| Daily feed intake (g/bird) | 0.34 ± 0.00 | 0.35 ± 0.00 | 0.37 ± 0.00 | 0.000** | 0.011 | 0.000** |
| Feed conversion ratio | 2.31 ± 0.01 | 2.32 ± 0.01 | 2.33 ± 0.02 | 0.206 | 0.373 | 0.120 |
| male | ||||||
| Initial BW (kg) | 2.42 ± 0.15 | 2.38 ± 0.13 | 2.35 ± 0.08 | 0.668 | 0.693 | 0.384 |
| Weight gain ((kg) | 9.36 ± 0.30 | 9.521 ± 0.20 | 9.80 ± 0.10 | 0.027* | 0.373 | 0.030* |
| Average daily gain(kg) | 0.12 ± 0.00 | 0.13 ± 0.00 | 0.14 ± 0.00 | 0.000** | 0.000** | 0.000** |
| Daily feed intake (g/bird) | 0.43 ± 0.00 | 0.46 ± 0.00 | 0.48 ± 0.00 | 0.000** | 0.000** | 0.000** |
| Feed conversion ratio | 2.33 ± 0.01 | 2.36 ± 0.01 | 2.36 ± 0.03 | 0.152 | 0.084 | 0.104 |
BD basal diet, Pa- value P-value ANOVA, Ps- value P-value t-test student
*: to mention a significance difference between the mean/SD values and **: highly significant difference