Table 8.

Effect of the level and duration of application of the probiotic on the growth performance of the chickens ¹.

		Body Weight (kg/Bird, 1–42 Day)				FCR (kg/kg, 1–42 Day)	Mortality Rate (Birds)
		1 Days	14 Days	35 Days	42 Days
G-C 2		0.046	0.451	2.017	2.654	1.724	3
CT-0.05		0.045	0.452	2.017	2.666	1.717	2
CT-0.1		0.046	0.463	2.064	2.716 *	1.715 *	1
CT-0.25		0.045	0.457	2.148	2.735 *	1.712 *	1
PT-0.05		0.045	0.437	2.019	2.658	1.718	2
PT-0.1		0.044	0.441	2.112	2.681	1.717	2
PT-0.25		0.046	0.457	2.107	2.699 *	1.716 *	1
SEM		0.003	0.004	0.072	0.024	0.087	-
Dosage effect (D)	0.05 (ml/L)	0.045	0.445	2.018	2.662	1.718	-
	0.1 (ml/L)	0.045	0.452	2.088	2.699	1.716	-
	0.25 (ml/L)	0.046	0.457	2.128	2.717	1.714	-
Time effect (T)	CT	0.045	0.457	2.076	2.705	1.715	-
	PT	0.045	0.445	2.079	2.679	1.717	-
p-value
G-C vs. all other		0,157	0.038	0.028	0.025	0.031	-
D effect		0.241	0.041	0.009	0.024	0.053	-
T effect		0.471	0.051	0.031	0.042	0.071	-
D × T interaction		0.587	0.142	0.141	0.428	0.063	-

* Means within the same column differ significantly from the control at p ≤ 0.05. ¹ Data represent mean values of seven replications per treatment. SEM = SD divided by the square root of the replication number, n = 7. ² Designations for the treatments as for Table 2.