Table 3.
Effect of dietary rutin supplementation on the performance traits of broiler chickens.
| Parameters | Rutin, g/kg Base Diet | SEM | p-Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 1 | Linear | Quadratic | ||
| Initial body weight, g | 45.60 | 44.80 | 45.20 | 45.00 | 0.36 | 0.688 | 0.700 |
| Final body weight, g | 1953 c | 2012 b,c | 2079 b | 2225 a | 14.55 | 0.000 | 0.012 |
| Body weight gain, g | 1907 c | 1967 b,c | 2034 b | 2180 a | 15.58 | 0.000 | 0.013 |
| Total feed intake, g | 3611 | 3646 | 3685 | 3692 | 11.83 | 0.202 | 0.838 |
| Feed conversion ratio | 1.89 a | 1.85 a | 1.81 a | 1.69 b | 0.02 | 0.001 | 0.099 |
| Protein efficiency ratio | 2.59 b | 2.63 b | 2.61 b | 2.79 a | 0.11 | 0.000 | 0.051 |
| Relative growth rate, % | 190.83 | 191.28 | 191.51 | 192.07 | 2.16 | 0.061 | 0.702 |
a,b,c Different superscripts within each row indicate significant differences (p < 0.05). SEM: Standard error of the mean.