Table 2.
Effect of dietary additives on growth performance of broiler chicks at starter phase.
| Parameters | Basal (B) | B + 200t | B + 400t | B + 100c | B + 200c | B + 200t + 100c | B + 400t + 100c | B + 200t + 200c | B + 400t + 200c | SEM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial weight (g/b) | 211.11 | 233.29 | 216.65 | 212.97 | 225.92 | 218.52 | 211.10 | 218.50 | 212.97 | 0.40 |
| Final weight (g/b) | 616.56 | 677.43 | 682.95 | 668.12 | 682.93 | 687.02 | 634.81 | 623.69 | 651.47 | 27.48 |
| Total weight gain (g/b) | 405.44 | 444.14 | 466.30 | 455.15 | 457.01 | 468.51 | 423.71 | 405.19 | 438.50 | 27.24 |
| Total feed intake (g/b) | 845.95c | 925.91b | 1000.22a | 972.02a | 925.91b | 926.28b | 925.91b | 925.91b | 840.17c | 10.66 |
| FCR | 2.09 | 2.10 | 2.17 | 2.14 | 2.06 | 1.99 | 2.20 | 2.29 | 1.94 | 0.15 |
| Mortality (%) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
a, b, c Means in the same row with different superscripts differ significantly (p < 0.05).
c – Cayenne Pepper Powder; t – Turmeric Rhizome Powder; Av – Average.
FCR – Feed Conversion Ratio; g/b – gram per bird.