Table 4.
Purebreds | Crossbreds | ||||||
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BG | VH | WR | VBG | VWR | BWR | ||
FCR | Soy | 2.57 ± 0.03 | 3.93 ± 0.28 | 3.97 ± 0.09 | 3.42 ± 0.15 | 3.76 ± 0.13 | 3.75 ± 0.82 |
VC+ | 2.58 ± 0.03 | 4.25 ± 0.28 | 4.04 ± 0.09 | 3.23 ± 0.15 | 3.76 ± 0.13 | 3.42 ± 0.82 | |
VC− | 2.54 ± 0.03 | 4.39 ± 0.28 | 4.01 ± 0.09 | 3.56 ± 0.15 | 3.89 ± 0.13 | 3.53 ± 0.82 | |
DFI | Soy | 95.2 ± 1.6 | 86.9 ± 2.3 | 89.0 ± 2.5 | 95.6 ± 1.5 | 86.7 ± 2.6 | 96.1 ± 1.9 |
VC+ | 95.7 ± 1.6 | 93.2 ± 2.3 | 87.2 ± 2.5 | 94.7 ± 1.6 | 84.2 ± 2.6 | 92.6 ± 1.9 | |
VC− | 95.1 ± 1.6 | 94.2 ± 2.3 | 87.3 ± 2.5 | 96.1 ± 1.5 | 85.4 ± 2.6 | 93.6 ± 1.9 |
BG: Bresse Gauloise; VH: Vorwerkhuhn; WR: White Rock; VBG: VH male × BG female; VWR: VH male × WR female; BWR: BG male × WR female; FCR: feed conversion ratio; DFI: daily feed intake, VC+: VC-rich faba bean diet, VC−: VC-poor faba bean diet. Values in the same column with no superscript are not significantly different (p > 0.05).