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. 2021 Feb 23;14(2):483–491. doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2021.483-491

Table-3.

Body weight and feed intake of broiler chickens during the Clostridium perfringens challenged experiment.

Groups Body weight (g) Feed intake/bird


Zero day 14 days 21 days 28 days 35 days 21 days 35 days
Group 1 (−ve) 47.69±0.89 375.18±6.03a 804.1±8.06a 1357.09±11.54a 1937.26±19.27a 1380.66±0.38b 3303.28±0.32a
Group 2 (+ve) 46.68±0.74 327.3±7.70b 724.23±16.87b 1312.36±12.31bc 1822.64±18.12b 1301.91±0.55b 3148.24±0.31b
Group 3 (peppermint oil) 47.43±0.80 349.12±8.23ab 767.27±15.52b 1321.54±20.75b 1835.63±33.68b 1246.48±0.25a 3114.31±0.04c
Group 4 microemulsion) 46.48±0.72 363.87±7. 68a 793.15±17.23ab 1345.43±13.01a 1889.96±32.15ab 1313.42±0.17b 3219.1±0.09ab

N.B. The different letters of columns denote significant variations between means (p≤0.05)