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. 2017 Oct 28;4(1):52–58. doi: 10.1016/j.aninu.2017.10.004

Table 3.

Egg production performance of commercial layers into 2 phases from 23 to 31 wk and 32 to 40 wk.

Groups1 Egg production, %
Feed intake, g/bird
FCR
23 to 31 wk 32 to 40 wk 23 to 31 wk 32 to 40 wk 23 to 31 wk 32 to 40 wk
Control 93.4 96.6a 100.8 106.6a 2.04 1.95a
T1 90.1 96.4a 99.9 106.7a 2.01 1.91a
T2 93.5 96.5a 102.2 108.4a 2.09 1.97a
T3 90.3 73.6b 102.1 96.7b 1.98 1.83b
T4 95.5 98.3a 105.7 108.1a 2.06 1.97a
SEM 0.94 1.598 0.87 0.899 0.016 0.017
P-value 0.318 0.001 0.296 0.001 0.191 0.045

FCR = feed conversion ratio; SEM = standard error of mean.

a,b Different letters indicate significant difference within columns (P < 0.05).

1

Control = 0.33% non phytate phosphorus (NPP); T1 = 0.24% NPP + 250 FTU/kg laboratory produced phytase; T2 = 0.24% NPP + 250 FTU/kg commercial phytase; T3 = 0.16% NPP + 500 FTU/kg laboratory produced phytase; T4 = 0.16% NPP + 500 FTU/kg commercial phytase.