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Table 2.

Effect of different levels of pennyroyal, savory, thyme essential oils and antibiotic on performance of quail chicks during 0–35 d of rearing.

Treatments^∗	FI (g/d per bird)	BWG (g/d per bird)	FCR (g feed/g gain)
Control	18.40^b	6.29	2.92^ab
Antibiotic	18.32^bc	6.45	2.84^c
P200	18.40^b	6.20	2.96^ab
P300	18.41^b	6.23	2.95^ab
P400	18.41^b	6.21	2.96^ab
S200	18.49^ab	6.33	2.92^ab
S300	18.37^bc	6.19	2.97^ab
S400	18.33^bc	6.22	2.94^ab
T200	18.61^a	6.14	3.03^a
T300	18.47^ab	6.20	2.98 ^ab
T400	18.24^c	6.39	2.82^c
P-Value	0.01	0.38	0.05
SEM	0. 06	0.09	0.04

^abc Different superscripts indicate significant differences (p < 0.05) within the same column.

^∗

Antibiotic is 100 ppm Flavophospholipol. P200, P300, P400 indicate the levels of 200, 300 and 400 ppm of Mentha pulegium essential oil. S200, S300, S400 indicate the levels of 200, 300 and 400 ppm of Satureja hortensis essential oil. T200, T300, T400 indicate the levels of 200, 300 and 400 ppm of Thymus vulgaris essential oil.