Table 5.
Least square means (±SE) for feed conversion ratio (FCR in kg/kg) from week four to ten by genotype · feeding treatment and by genotype.
| Purebreds | Crossbreds | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BG | VH | WR | VBG | VWR | BWR | |
| Soy | 2.57 ± 0.06 a | 2.76 ± 0.06 a,b | 2.86 ± 0.06 b | 2.77 ± 0.06 a,b | 2.90 ± 0.06 b | 2.79 ± 0.06 a,b |
| VC+ | 2.58 ± 0.06 | 2.90 ± 0.06 | 2.86 ± 0.06 | 2.75 ± 0.06 | 2.83 ± 0.06 | 2.70 ± 0.06 |
| VC− | 2.54 ± 0.06 a | 2.79 ± 0.06 a,b | 2.80 ± 0.06 a,b | 2.77 ± 0.06 a,b | 3.00 ± 0.06 b | 2.74 ± 0.06 a,b |
| 2.56 ± 0.04 a | 2.82 ± 0.04 b,c | 2.84 ± 0.04 b,c | 2.76 ± 0.04 b,c | 2.91 ± 0.04 c | 2.74 ± 0.04 b | |
BG: Bresse Gauloise; VH: Vorwerkhuhn; WR: White Rock; VBG: VH male × BG female; VWR: VH male × WR female; BWR: BG male × WR female, VC+: VC-rich faba bean diet, VC−: VC-poor faba bean diet. a,b,c Values in the same row with different superscripts are significantly different (p < 0.05).