Table-2.
Variable | Age | Treatment | |||||
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Control | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 | P5 | ||
Body weight (g) | Day 0 | 36.17±2.82ns | 36.25±1.86ns | 36.50±1.51ns | 36.67±2.77ns | 36.50±1.83ns | 36.25±1.36ns |
Day 3 | 42.50±5.63ns | 41.00±4.59ns | 40.75±3.05ns | 40.92±3.58ns | 41.08±3.53ns | 41.58±1.38ns | |
Day 6 | 51.83±4.17a | 54.00±6.13b | 45.58±5.74b | 52.75±4.18b | 55.08±4.83b | 53.08±6.47b | |
Day 9 | 56.25±10.10ab | 60.66±6.54bc | 51.58±7.77a | 61.08±5.19bc | 66.67±5.61c | 67.00±9.37c | |
Day 12 | 77.00±16.06b | 88.33±12.93c | 65.33±13.48a | 88.75±16.03c | 88.58±6.70c | 97.33±10.27c | |
Day 15 | 90.83±16.80ab | 94.67±13.54b | 81.25±18.45a | 110.92±9.28c | 113.50±8.32c | 115.75±13.36c | |
Day 16 | 94.75±18.93ab | 102.16±15.84b | 88.25±18.90a | 124.08±11.46c | 125.08±9.31c | 123.00±12.9c | |
Feed intake (g/day) | 14.65±0.89cd | 12.41±0.486ab | 13.07±1.46abc | 14.06±1.57bcd | 15.21±1.91d | 11.89±1.28a | |
Weight gain (g/day) | 9.90±4.17ns | 10.71±4.21ns | 8.92±3.58ns | 11.28±3.53ns | 11.67±3.80ns | 11.75±3.40ns | |
FCR | 1.62±0.46b | 1.26±0.37a | 1.57±0.36b | 1.30±0.21a | 1.35±0.24a | 1.08±0.36a |
Control: Group with basal feed; P1: Basal feed+CLE, 1.25 g/kg of feed; P2: Basal feed+CLE, 2.5 g/kg of feed; P3: Basal feed+CLE, 5 g/kg of feed; P4: Basal feed+CLE, 10 g/kg of feed; P5: Basal feed+CLE, 20 g/kg of feed. Mean±SD, a-cddifferent letters on values in the same row indicate a significant difference (p<0.05), nsvalues do not differ significantly (p≥0.05). CLE=Cashew leaf extract, SD=Standard deviation, FCR=Feed conversion ratio