Table 5. Effect of MLM on performance of geese from 35 days to 70 days of age1.
Item | Weight gain (g/ bird) |
Feed intake (g/ bird) |
Feed:gain (g:g) |
Diarrhoea score |
---|---|---|---|---|
Control | 55.93a | 215.16b | 3.85c | 1.0d |
4% MLM | 47.02b | 329.65a | 7.00b | 2.1c |
8% MLM | 44.33bc | 326.515a | 7.37bc | 2.1c |
12% MLM | 41.79bc | 332.82a | 7.96bc | 2.5b |
16% MLM | 38.69c | 358.57a | 9.27c | 2.9a |
Pooled SEM2 | 1.35 | 11.9 | 0.41 | 0.10 |
P value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Means within a column with different superscripts are significantly different (P<0.05).
Values are the means of 6 replicates of 7 birds.
SEM, standard error of the mean.