. 2018 Jul 4;16(7):e05342. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5342

Table 2.

Effect of muramidase on the performance of chickens for fattening

Trial	Treatments LSU(F)/kg	Feed intake¹ (g)	Final body weight (g)	Feed to gain ratio	Mortality/culls (n)
1	0 25,000 35,000 45,000	3,030 3,017 3,006 2,998	2,212 2,254 2,257 2,256	1.40^a 1.36^b 1.36^b 1.35^b	11/0 6/0 5/0 6/0
2	0 25,000 35,000	106 106 106	2,481 2,512 2,520	1.52^a 1.49^b 1.49^b	10/5 12/6 9/5
3	0 15,000 25,000	109 110 108	2,584 2,608 2,622	1.49^a 1.47^b 1.45^b	9/8 19/7 14/3

Trial

Treatments LSU(F)/kg

Feed intake¹ (g)

Final body weight (g)

Feed to gain ratio

Mortality/culls (n)

25,000

35,000

45,000

3,030

3,017

3,006

2,998

2,212

2,254

2,257

2,256

1.40^a

1.36^b

1.35^b

11/0

6/0

5/0

6/0

25,000

35,000

106

2,481

2,512

2,520

1.52^a

1.49^b

10/5

12/6

9/5

15,000

25,000

109

110

108

2,584

2,608

2,622

1.49^a

1.47^b

1.45^b

9/8

19/7

14/3

¹ In trial 1, values are total feed intake per bird and in trials 2 and 3 values are daily feed intake per bird.

a,b Mean values within a trial and within a column with different superscripts are significantly different p < 0.05.