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Average feed intake (FI) and body weight (BW) of broiler chickens across eighteen trials on Days 7, 14, 21 and 28, with Pearson’s correlation coefficient between body weight and feed intake.
| Day | Avg. FI a | Avg. BW b | Correlation (r) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 137.3 | 189.6 | 0.84 * |
| 14 | 500.9 | 504.1 | 0.58 * |
| 21 | 1153.5 | 994.6 | 0.45 * |
| 28 | 2031.1 | 1525.2 | 0.04 ** |
a Average feed intake (g). b Average body weight (g). * Statistically significant (p < 0.05). ** Not statistically significant (p > 0.05).
