Table 2.
Effects of MCE on laying performance and reproductive performance of Xuefeng black-bone chicken (1–12 wk).1
| Item | Groups (MCE mg/kg) |
SEM | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 100 | 150 | 200 | |||
| LR (%) | 50.67 | 50.00 | 51.50 | 51.67 | 0.37 | 0.377 |
| ADEW (g) | 50.62 | 51.46 | 50.84 | 50.83 | 0.17 | 0.340 |
| FR (%) | 92.07 | 93.84 | 92.45 | 92.38 | 0.36 | 0.315 |
| HR (%) | 94.31 | 96.31 | 96.13 | 95.65 | 0.30 | 0.066 |
| HCR (%) | 98.83 | 99.33 | 99.50 | 99.83 | 0.15 | 0.093 |
Abbreviations: ADEW, average daily egg weight; FR, fertilization rate; HCR, healthy chick rate; HR, hatching rate; LR, laying rate; MCE, Macleaya cordata extract.
1
Group means were represented as the mean of the corresponding data from 6 replicates (24 birds per replicate).