Table 8.
Effect of feeding functional oils1 for 0, 4, or 6 wk at the end of the finishing period on turkey tom BW, feed intake, and feed conversion at a slaughter age of 22 wk (experiment 2).
Performance characteristics | 0 wk | 4 wk | 6 wk | P value |
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Final BW (kg) | 22.04 | 21.61 | 21.32 | 0.80 |
Feed intake (kg/D) | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.04 | 0.65 |
ADG (g/D) | 194 | 205 | 208 | 0.90 |
Feed:gain (g/g) | 8.23 | 8.47 | 7.98 | 0.51 |
Abbreviation: ADG, average daily gain.
0.15% Essential, Oligo Basics Agroindustrial Ltda., Cascavel, Brazil.