Table 3.
Production parameters of chickens fed with the synbiotic- or probiotic-supplemented feed from the following sampling time points: 7, 14, 28 and 42 days of chicken life. *—statistically significant differences between groups, p ≤ 0.05.
| Age of Birds | Feed Additives | Body Weight (Mean ± SD) (g) |
Average Cumulative Feed Consumption (g) | Feed Converse Ratio (FCR) | European Production Efficiency Factor (EPEF) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 days | Synbiotic A | 110.71 ± 12.02 *DK | 96.00 ± 9.78 *DEK | 0.87 ± 0.03 | 182.66 ± 23.29 *EK |
| Synbiotic B | 107.53 ± 11.82 *DEK | 95.00 ± 9.78 *DEK | 0.89 ± 0.10 | 175.99 ± 39.36 *EK | |
| Synbiotic C | 108.32 ± 7.81 *DEK | 95.93 ± 2.52 *DEK | 0.89 ± 0.05 | 175.33 ± 23.22 *EK | |
| Bioplus® YC (D) | 134.43 ± 7.53 *ABCE | 116.00 ± 6.75 *ABCE | 0.86 ± 0.05 | 223.21 ± 22.03 | |
| Cylactin® (E) | 120.66 ± 10.35 *BCDK | 105.00 ± 7.38 *ABCDK | 0.87 ± 0.03 | 198.23 ± 20.97 *ABCK | |
| Without (K) | 137.93 ± 8.48 *ABCE | 117.00 ± 6 *ABCE | 0.85 ± 0.02 | 232.41 ± 18.04 *ABC | |
| 14 days | Synbiotic A | 288.65 ± 23.01 | 323.17 ± 23.44 | 1.12 ± 0.02 | 182.19 ± 16.27 |
| Synbiotic B | 298.69 ± 17.19 | 330.67 ± 14.68 | 1.11 ± 0.05 *K | 193.01 ± 17.77 | |
| Synbiotic C | 305.60 ± 26.73 | 334.33 ± 16.69 | 1.10 ± 0.05 *K | 199.86 ± 25.85 | |
| Bioplus® YC (D) | 308.42 ± 23.60 | 338.33 ± 19.81 | 1.10 ± 0.04 | 198.85 ± 20.55 | |
| Cylactin® (E) | 299.80 ± 38.32 | 334.83 ± 36.84 | 1.12 ± 0.02 *K | 189.71 ± 27.80 | |
| Without (K) | 302.90 ± 17.04 | 361.67 ± 30.96 | 1.19 ± 0.08 *BCE | 179.94 ± 16.44 | |
| 28 days | Synbiotic A | 1121.33 ± 130.45 | 1608.5 ± 234.84 | 1.43 ± 0.07 | 279.78 ± 28.53 |
| Synbiotic B | 1087.50 ± 64.17 | 1510.17 ± 130.63 | 1.39 ± 0.06 | 276.87 ± 17.13 | |
| Synbiotic C | 1096.33 ± 116.77 | 1493.5 ± 139.34 | 1.36 ± 0.04 | 284.23 ± 35.70 | |
| Bioplus® YC (D) | 1180.17 ± 79.61 | 1643.29 ± 88.55 | 1.39 ± 0.04 | 307.75 ± 26.60 | |
| Cylactin® (E) | 1130.00 ± 122.76 | 1568.33 ± 143.08 | 1.39 ± 0.05 | 290.06 ± 37.82 | |
| Without (K) | 1113.67 ± 134.02 | 1540.14 ± 202.76 | 1.39 ± 0.05 | 280.04 ± 29.93 | |
| 42 days | Synbiotic A | 1944.00 ± 66.28 *BCDEK | 3168.50 ± 114.51 *BCDEK | 1.63 ± 0.03 *K | 280.96 ± 11.52 *BCK |
| Synbiotic B | 2095.33 ± 18.14 *AK | 3352.17 ± 45.67 *ADEK | 1.60 ± 0.01 *DEK | 304.43 ± 2.52 *A | |
| Synbiotic C | 2096.17 ± 12.43 *AK | 3374.00 ± 26.5 *ADEK | 1.61 ± 0.01 *DEK | 306.70 ± 2.37 *A | |
| Bioplus® YC (D) | 2176.50 ± 56.95 *AK | 3677.33 ± 87.71 *ABC | 1.69 ± 0.05 *BC | 299.62 ± 14.79 | |
| Cylactin® (E) | 2119.67 ± 39.51 *A | 3561.50 ± 133.74 *ABCK | 1.68 ± 0.05 *BC | 297.31 ± 9.48 | |
| Without (K) | 2235.00 ± 67.71 *ABCD | 3798.00 ± 43.82 *ABCE | 1.70 ± 0.04 *ABC | 309.90 ± 16.67 *A |