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. 2019 Autumn;20(4):293–298.

Table 5.

Effect of diet supplemented with Enzymex and Yeamark on broilers’ feed conversion ratio (FCR) (mean±SE)

Period Age (wk) Dietary treatments
T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8
Starter (1-3 weeks) 1 1.37
±0.015a
1.34
±0.005ab
1.30
±0.004bc
1.29
±0.011cd
1.33
±0.017ab
1.25
±0.022de
1.22
±0.011e
1.21
±0.011e
2 1.71
±0.012a
1.68
±0.009b
1.61
±0.007c
1.59
±0.010c
1.69
±0.006ab
1.49
±0.004d
1.40
±0.008e
1.39
±0.004e
3 1.82
±0.007a
1.80
±0.006b
1.73
±0.003c
1.73
±0.006c
1.79
±0.006b
1.67
±0.002d
1.60
±0.004e
1.60
±0.003e
AFCRA 1.72
±0.003a
1.69
±0.004b
1.63
±0.001c
1.62
±0.003c
1.69
±0.004b
1.55
±0.004d
1.48
±0.002e
1.48
±0.003e
Finisher (4-6 weeks) 4 1.96
±0.007a
1.95
±0.010a
1.86
±0.006b
1.86
±0.011b
1.94
±0.009a
1.78
±0.007c
1.71
±0.002d
1.71
±0.003d
5 2.24
±0.002a
2.18
±0.009b
2.07
±0.007c
2.06
±0.007c
2.18
±0.004b
1.97
±0.005d
1.88
±0.004e
1.88
±0.002e
6 2.57
±0.002a
2.52
±0.006b
2.38
±0.004c
2.38
±0.004c
2.53
±0.007b
2.26
±0.008d
2.13
±0.003e
2.12
±0.004e
AFCRA 2.26
±0.002a
2.22
±0.003b
2.11
±0.006c
2.11
±0.005c
2.23
±0.004b
2.01
±0.003d
1.91
±0.001e
1.91
±0.001e
Overall AFCRB 2.10
±0.002a
2.06
±0.004b
1.96
±0.003c
1.96
±0.003c
2.06
±0.004b
1.87
±0.003d
1.78
±0.001e
1.77
±0.001e

a-e Means within rows with no common superscript differ significantly (P<0.05). A Average feed conversion ratio for the previous 3-week study period, and B Average feed conversion ratio for the 6-week study period. AFCR: Average feed conversion ratio, wk: Week, T1: Control group, and T2-T8: Treatment groups