. 2020 Dec 29;100(3):100967. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2020.12.064

Table 10.

Effects of hulless barley and β-glucanase on production performance of broiler chickens.

HB¹ (%)	BGase (%)	BWG (g)					FI (g)					F:G
HB¹ (%)	BGase (%)	d 0-7	d 7-14	d14-21	d21-28	d0-28	d0-7	d7-14	d14-21	d21-28	d0-28	d0-7	d7-14	d14-21	d21-28	d0-28
0	0	140^a	306^a	532^ab	704	1682^a	167	400	722^a,b	1032	2320^a,b	1.19^b	1.31^c	1.36	1.47	1.39
	0.01	143^a	318^a	542^a	720	1723^a	165	409	730^a,b	1039	2342^a,b	1.15^b	1.29^c	1.35	1.45	1.36
	0.1	135^a,b	311^a	525^a,b	705	1676^a	157	399	704^a,b	1010	2254^b	1.16^b	1.28^c	1.34	1.43	1.35
30	0	138^a	297^a,b	521^a,b	685	1645^a,b	162	393	713^a,b	1007	2256^a,b	1.17^b	1.31^c	1.38	1.48	1.40
	0.01	140^a	314^a	537^a	690	1680^a	165	419	733^a	1024	2325^a,b	1.18^b	1.34^b,c	1.37	1.49	1.39
	0.1	135^a,b	309^a	525^a,b	691	1659^a,b	158	403	715^a,b	1004	2280^a,b	1.17^b	1.31^c	1.36	1.46	1.38
60	0	143^a	303^a,b	507^a,b,c	698	1649^a,b	167	421	729^a,b	1055	2371^a	1.17^b	1.39^a,b	1.44	1.53	1.45
	0.01	127^b	280^b	473^c	655	1535^c	160	404	687^b	1004	2254^b	1.26^a	1.45^a	1.45	1.53	1.47
	0.1	126^b	296^a,b	498^b,c	656	1575^b,c	157	403	705^a,b	1004	2284^a,b	1.26^a	1.35^b,c	1.42	1.54	1.43
SEM²		1.03	2.20	3.58	4.57	9.22	0.93	2.46	3.72	5.27	2.46	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
Main effects
HB (%)
0		140	312	533	710^a	1694	163	403	719	1027	2311	1.17	1.29	1.35^b	1.45^b	1.37^c
30		138	307	528	688^a,b	1662	162	405	720	1012	2297	1.17	1.32	1.37^b	1.47^b	1.39^b
60		132	293	493	670^b	1586	161	408	707	1021	2292	1.23	1.40	1.44^a	1.53^a	1.45^a
BGase (%)
0		140	305	520	696	1659	165^a	405	721	1031	2316	1.18	1.34	1.39	1.49	1.42^a
0.01		137	304	517	688	1646	163^a	411	717	1022	2312	1.20	1.36	1.39	1.49	1.41^a
0.1		132	302	516	684	1637	157^b	400	708	1006	2272	1.19	1.31	1.37	1.48	1.39^b
ANOVA P-value
HB		0.001	0.003	0.001	0.001	0.001	0.705	0.621	0.216	0.463	0.693	0.001	0.001	0.001	0.001	0.001
BGase		0.004	0.749	0.852	0.513	0.478	0.002	0.233	0.279	0.122	0.094	0.025	0.006	0.214	0.401	0.002
HB × BGase		0.001	0.006	0.024	0.132	0.004	0.349	0.054	0.027	0.187	0.008	0.001	0.044	0.817	0.766	0.150

^a-cMeans within a main effect or interaction not sharing a common superscript are significantly different (P ≤ 0.05).

HB, hulless barley; Bgase, β-glucanase; BWG, body weight gain; FI, feed intake; F:G, feed to gain ratio.

SEM = pooled standard error of mean (n = 10 cages per treatment).