Table 3.
Growth performance of Japanese quail as affected by dietary nanocurcumin.
| Items | Nano-curcumin Level (g/kg Diet) | SEM | p Value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | |||
| Body Weight (g) | ||||||||
| 1 week | 26.00 | 26.15 | 26.10 | 26.22 | 26.15 | 26.17 | 0.075 | 0.5406 |
| 3 weeks | 90.33 c | 96.84 b | 100.23 ab | 90.87 c | 102.20 a | 98.45 ab | 1.157 | 0.0001 |
| 5 weeks | 173.08 d | 181.63 bc | 189.14 a | 178.13 c | 191.19 a | 182.68 b | 1.091 | <0.0001 |
| Body Weight Gain (g/day) | ||||||||
| 1–3 weeks | 4.59 c | 5.05 b | 5.29 ab | 4.62 c | 5.43 a | 5.16 ab | 0.083 | 0.0002 |
| 3–5 weeks | 5.91 d | 6.06 c | 6.35 a | 6.23 b | 6.36 a | 6.02 c | 0.026 | <0.0001 |
| 1–5 weeks | 5.25 d | 5.55 bc | 5.82 a | 5.43 c | 5.89 a | 5.59 b | 0.039 | <0.0001 |
| Feed Intake (g/day) | ||||||||
| 1–3 weeks | 14.21 bc | 13.91 c | 15.42 a | 13.22 d | 13.76 cd | 14.54 b | 0.152 | <0.0001 |
| 3–5 weeks | 22.96 a | 21.65 b | 22.04 b | 19.74 c | 19.97 c | 23.10 a | 0.227 | <0.0001 |
| 1–5 weeks | 18.59 a | 17.78 b | 18.73 a | 16.48 c | 16.86 c | 18.82 a | 0.153 | <0.0001 |
| Feed Conversion Ratio (g/g) | ||||||||
| 1–3 weeks | 3.09 a | 2.75 d | 2.91 b | 2.86 bc | 2.53 e | 2.82 cd | 0.020 | <0.0001 |
| 3–5 weeks | 3.88 a | 3.58 b | 3.47 b | 3.17 c | 3.14 c | 3.84 a | 0.046 | <0.0001 |
| 1–5 weeks | 3.54 a | 3.20 c | 3.22 c | 3.04 d | 2.86 e | 3.37 b | 0.021 | <0.0001 |
a–d: Means in the same row with no superscript letters after them or with a common superscript letter following them are not significantly different (p < 0.05).