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. 2020 Apr 17;10(4):702. doi: 10.3390/ani10040702

Table 4.

Least square means (±SE) for the effect of feeding treatment on feed conversion ratio (FCR, in kg/kg) and daily feed intake (DFI, in g).

Purebreds Crossbreds
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).