TABLE 3.
Effects of dietary supplementation with organic acids on growth performance of broilers.
| Items1 | NC | PC | OA | SEM | P-value |
| Starter phase (day 0–21) | |||||
| BW day 21 (g) | 974.52 | 990.29 | 963.50 | 8.54 | 0.456 |
| ADG (g) | 43.98 | 44.88 | 43.31 | 0.40 | 0.283 |
| ADFI (g) | 54.73 | 55.40 | 53.89 | 0.64 | 0.647 |
| F/G | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.25 | 0.01 | 0.897 |
| Grower phase (day 22–42) | |||||
| BW day 42 (kg) | 2.54b | 2.68a | 2.63a | 0.02 | 0.022 |
| ADG (g) | 74.53b | 79.21a | 78.01a | 0.77 | 0.039 |
| ADFI (g) | 128.35 | 136.15 | 133.95 | 1.50 | 0.109 |
| F/G | 1.72 | 1.72 | 1.72 | 0.01 | 0.979 |
| Whole phase (day 0–42) | |||||
| ADG (g) | 57.93b | 61.28a | 59.98a | 0.50 | 0.020 |
| ADFI (g) | 88.82 | 93.90 | 91.77 | 0.92 | 0.091 |
| F/G | 1.53 | 1.53 | 1.53 | 0.01 | 0.985 |
a,bMeans within a row with no common superscript differ significantly (n = 8; P < 0.05).1NC, negative control supplied with the basal diets; PC, positive control supplied with the basal diets and 5 mg/kg flavomycin; OA, the basal diets supplied with 0.3% (day 0–21) and 0.2% (day 22–42) organic acids feed additives; BW, body weight; ADG, average daily gain; ADFI, average daily feed intake; F/G, feed conversion ratio (feed: gain, g: g).