Table 2.
Mean (± SD) effects of DON and activated charcoal in the starter phase (D0–14) on body weight gain (BWG; g), feed intake (FI; g), and feed conversion ratio (FCR; g/g) of broilers.
| BWG | FI | FCR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment | DON | (g) | (g) | (g/g) | |||
| No Additive | MD | 488 ± 9 | 578 ± 11 | 1.186 ± 0.016 | |||
| Activated Charcoal | MD | 502 ± 20 | 586 ± 22 | 1.168 ± 0.011 | |||
| No Additive | LD | 508 ± 23 | 588 ± 21 | 1.158 ± 0.020 | |||
| Activated Charcoal | LD | 520 ± 11 | 597 ± 18 | 1.148 ± 0.035 | |||
| MD | 495 ± 17 | a | 582 ± 17 | 1.177 ± 0.016 | b | ||
| LD | 514 ± 18 | b | 593 ± 20 | 1.153 ± 0.028 | a | ||
| No Additive | 498 ± 20 | a | 583 ± 17 | 1.172 ± 0.023 | |||
| Activated Charcoal | 511 ± 18 | b | 592 ± 20 | 1.158 ± 0.027 | |||
| Effect | p-value | LSD | p-value | LSD | p-value | LSD | |
| DON | <0.01 | 12.5 | 0.17 | 14.9 | <0.01 | 0.0163 | |
| Additive | 0.03 | 12.5 | 0.27 | 14.9 | 0.10 | 0.0163 | |
| DON × Additive | 0.72 | 17.7 | 0.97 | 21.0 | 0.62 | 0.0231 | |
MD: Moderate DON level (2300 ppb in the diet); LD: Low DON level (900 ppb in the diet). (a,b) Values followed by a different letter within a column differ significantly (p ≤ 0.05).