Table 3.

Effect of wheat bran and Clostridium butyricum (C. butyricum) supplementation on growth parameters in broiler chickens (from day 0 to day 37 of age) ¹.

Dietary Treatments		Daily Gain (g)				Feed Intake (g)				Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR)
		Starter	Grower	Finisher	Total	Starter	Grower	Finisher	Total	Starter	Grower	Finisher	Total
Control		206	764	1457	2427	242	1410	2385	4036	1.171	1.848	1.639	1.665
C. butyricum		208	781	1486	2474	242	1402	2498	4142	1.163	1.796	1.684	1.675
Wheat bran		210	773	1458	2440	241	1368	2374	3982	1.150	1.771	1.630	1.633
SYN		207	754	1515	2475	235	1436	2399	4070	1.140	1.904	1.588	1.646
Wheat bran
	No	207	772	1471	2450	242	1406	2441	4089	1.167	1.822	1.662	1.670
	Yes	208	763	1486	2458	238	1402	2386	4026	1.145	1.838	1.609	1.639
C. butyricum
	No	208	768	1458	2434	241	1389	2379	4009	1.161	1.810	1.635	1.649
	Yes	207	768	1500	2475	239	1419	2448	4105	1.152	1.850	1.636	1.660
Pooled SEM		3.0	6.9	15.3	18.5	4.2	10.9	29.3	30.6	0.012	0.019	0.028	0.018
Wheat bran		0.870	0.540	0.638	0.856	0.700	0.841	0.371	0.317	0.426	0.608	0.395	0.441
C. butyricum		0.900	0.977	0.205	0.322	0.783	0.154	0.265	0.133	0.747	0.190	0.985	0.769
Wheat bran x C. butyricum		0.753	0.234	0.672	0.875	0.783	0.082	0.472	0.887	0.974	0.008	0.483	0.976

¹ SYN—C. butyricum and wheat bran supplemented group. Starter: day 0 to day 10; Grower: day 11 to day 24; Finisher: day 25 to day 37.