Table 2.
Productive performance: mean feed intake, feed conversion ratio, body weight and European Broiler Index.
| Group | Average BW (kg/Bird) | FI (g/day/Bird) | FCR (kg/kg) | EBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RFO | 2.24 | 94.20 | 1.72 | 322.70 |
| Control | 2.30 | 95.20 | 1.69 | 335.50 |
| SE | 0.03 | 0.49 | 0.01 | 6.40 |
| p | 0.2804 | 0.2952 | 0.2804 | 0.2951 |
RFO—group injected with raffinose family oligosaccharides at day 12 of egg incubation; Control—group injected with physiological saline (0.9% NaCl); BW—body weight; FI—Feed intake; FCR—Feed conversion ration; EBI—European Broiler Index. Significance: p ≤ 0.05.