Table 4.
Growth performance parameters of broilers chickens fed different species of microalgae for 32 days.
| Parameters | Dietary Treatment | SEM | p Values | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | |||
| Body weight at 4 days (g) | 74.27 | 72.56 | 73.83 | 73.50 | 0.43 | 0.61 |
| Body weight at 36 days (g) | 1844 b | 1990 a | 1862.8 b | 1980.5 a | 20.27 | 0.01 |
| Body weight gain (g) | 1770 b | 1916 a | 1788 b | 1907 a | 20.38 | 0.01 |
| Feed intake (g) | 3485 | 3517 | 3461 | 3500 | 14.38 | 0.32 |
| Feed conversion ratio | 1.97 | 1.84 | 1.93 | 1.84 | 0.14 | 0.05 |
a–b Means within a row not sharing a common superscript differ significantly when (p < 0.05). SEM: standard error of mean; Group 1: control; Group 2: Chlorella vulgaris (CV)-supplemented group; Group 3: Spirulina platensis (SP)-supplemented group; Group 4: Amphora coffeaformis (AC)-supplemented group.