Table 3. Effect of treated litter on growth and survival rate of broiler chickens.
| Broiler group | Body weight (g)±SD1 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days after treatment | |||||||
| Start | 7 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 35 | 42 | |
| Control | 42.9±2.8 n=33 |
217.5±17.4 n=33 |
596.6±43.3 n=32 |
1066.2±84.6 n=32 |
1587.1±155.3 n=32 |
2274.6±155.3 n=32 |
3002.9±344.7 n=30 |
| Treatments | 42.7±3.4 n=33 |
216.7±13.4 n=33 |
586.8±44.0 n=33 |
1094.7±101.0 n=33 |
1613.9±201.1 n=31 |
2294.4±313.5 n=29 |
2910.3±330.8 n=27 |
| P | 0.75 | 0.64 | 0.59 | 0.44 | 0.48 | 0.75 | 0.31 |
average value; (n)=number of live broiler chickens; no significant statistical differences were found in any case (student's t-test).