Table 2.

Effect of dietary Achyranthes japonica Nakai (AJN) extract supplementation on growth performance in 35-day-old broilers.

Items	AJN extract (%)				SEM	P-value
	0	0.025	0.05	0.1		Linear	Quadratic
IBW, g	43.21	43.31	43.42	43.44	0.64
Days 1 to 7
BWG, g/d/bird	105	106	108	109	3.06	0.374	0.907
ADFI, g/d/bird	130	130	131	133	4.48	0.598	0.775
FCR	1.242	1.232	1.226	1.234	0.06	0.916	0.895
Days 8 to 21
BWG, g/d/bird	640	649	657	667	8.96	0.038	0.998
ADFI, g/d/bird	1,065	1,067	1,063	1,070	13.24	0.850	0.829
FCR	1.666	1.643	1.617	1.605	0.02	0.013	0.771
Days 22 to 35
BWG, g/d/bird	937	944	962	976	11.92	0.020	0.781
ADFI, g/d/bird	1,758	1,748	1,758	1,749	23.75	0.868	0.992
FCR	1.877	1.852	1.828	1.793	0.03	0.029	0.864
Day 0 to 35
BWG, g/d/bird	1,682	1,700	1,727	1752	15.18	0.002	0.810
ADFI, g/d/bird	2,953	2,945	2,952	2,952	29.20	0.975	0.881
FCR	1.756	1.733	1.709	1.686	0.02	0.004	0.997

The body weight gain expressed the average gain per bird per day.

Abbreviations: ADFI, average daily feed intake; BWG, body weight gain; FCR, feed conversion ratio; IBW, initial body weight; SEM, pooled standard error of the mean.