Table 2.

Effect of delayed access to feed on broiler body weight.

Groups1	BW (g)
	0 h	24 h	36 h	72 h	120 h	168 h	216 h	264 h	360 h
ND	46.7	46.7	57.2a	72.6a	115.2a	169.8a	227.1a	328.7	462.9
DAF24	-	42.7	57.2a	68.2a	109.6a,b	164.9a	220.1a,b	332.1	461.8
DAF36	-	-	42.8b	58.6b	96.1b	148.9b	208.5b	312.2	435.9
SEM	-	1.97	1.16	2.81	3.98	4.09	4.21	7.86	9.77
P value	-	0.06	<0.001	0.005	0.020	0.004	0.007	0.14	0.07

Chicks were weighed at 0 h (n = 60), 72 h (n = 47–48/group), 120 h (n = 40–46/group), 168 h (n = 35–38/group), 216 h (n = 29–31/group), 264 h (n = 23–27/group), and 360 h (n = 23–27/group) after hatch. Only sampled chicks (n = 6) were weighed at 24 h and 36 h posthatch. Significant differences (P < 0.05) between groups within a time point are indicated by different letters in the superscript.

¹Groups include control with no feed delay (ND), 24 h feed delay (DAF24), and 36 h feed delay (DAF36).