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. 2020 Nov 19;100(3):100840. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2020.10.073

Table 4.

Effects of raising system and narasin on growth performance of broilers.

System
Narasin
P-value
FL CM PN + System Narasin Interaction
12dBW/(g) 441b 441b 461a 443b 453a <0.001 <0.001 0.270
23dBW/(g) 1,351a 1,317b 1,366a 1,333b 1,357a <0.001 <0.001 0.229
36dBW/(g) 2,509a 2,473b 2,527a 2,492 2,514 <0.001 0.134 0.552
1∼12 d
 ADG/(g/day) 32.8b 32.8b 34.4a 32.9b 33.8a <0.001 <0.001 0.274
 FCR 1.131a,b 1.121b 1.136a 1.133 1.126 0.029 0.142 0.587
 ADFI/(g/day) 37.0b 36.7b 39.1a 37.2b 38.0a <0.001 <0.001 0.543
 Survival rate/(%) 99.8 99.6 99.2 99.5 99.6 0.311 0.582 0.924
13∼23 d
 ADG/(g/day) 82.7a 79.7b 82.3a 80.9b 82.2a <0.001 0.039 0.343
 FCR 1.345 1.346 1.350 1.343 1.351 0.649 0.072 <0.001
 ADFI/(g/day) 111.3a 107.2b 111.1a 108.7b 111.0a <0.001 <0.001 0.746
 Survival rate/(%) 99.6 99.6 98.8 99.1 99.6 0.102 0.158 0.645
24∼36 d
 ADG/(g/day) 89.1 88.9 89.3 89.2 89.0 0.905 0.822 0.889
 FCR 1.804a,b 1.788b 1.827a 1.782b 1.832a <0.001 <0.001 0.974
 ADFI/(g/day) 160.6a,b 158.9b 163.1a 158.8b 162a <0.001 <0.001 0.829
 Survival rate/(%) 99.0 99.3 98.3 99.1 98.7 0.224 0.363 0.974
1∼36 d
 ADG/(g/day) 68.4a 67.4b 68.9a 67.9 68.5 <0.001 0.127 0.551
 FCR 1.527b 1.520b 1.537a 1.517b 1.539a <0.001 <0.001 0.123
 ADFI/(g/day) 104.4b 102.4c 105.9a 103.0b 105.4a <0.001 <0.001 0.727
 Survival rate/(%) 98.4a 98.5a 96.4b 97.7 97.9 <0.001 0.731 0.841

a,bWithin a row, numbers with different superscripts differ statistically at P < 0.05.

Abbreviations: FL, flooring litter rearing; MC, multilayer cage rearing; PN, plastic net rearing; BW, body weight; ADG, average daily gain; ADFI, average daily feed intake; FCR, feed conversion ratio.

1n = 12 replications.