Table 3.
Effect of different levels of cornelian cherry extract (CCE) on growth performance and nutrient digestibility of broiler chickens.
| CCE (mg/kg Diet) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 0 | 50 | 100 | 200 | 400 | p-Value | SEM |
| Total growing period | |||||||
| BW (g/bird) | 2423 c | 2439 b,c | 2508 b | 2649 a | 2503 b | <0.001 | 14.10 |
| BWG (g/bird) | 2377 c | 2393 b,c | 2462 b | 2603 a | 2457 b | <0.001 | 14.12 |
| FI (g/bird) | 4331 b | 4219 c | 4224 c | 4503 a | 4400 b | <0.001 | 17.53 |
| FCR | 1.82 a | 1.76 a,b,c | 1.72 c | 1.73 b,c | 1.79 a,b | <0.001 | 0.01 |
| Digestibility % | |||||||
| Dry matter | 69.37 d | 71.87 b,c | 73.33 a,b | 74.80 a | 71.54 c | <0.05 | 0.50 |
| Crude protein | 62.45 c | 63.63 b,c | 65.92 a,b | 69.22 a | 63.69 b | <0.001 | 0.40 |
| Crude fiber | 27.30 | 27.37 | 27.95 | 29.47 | 29.18 | <0.20 | 0.60 |
BW (body weight); BWG = body weight gain; FI = feed intake; FCR = feed conversion ratio; Number of birds/replicates = 10; a–d Means within a row carrying different superscript letters denote significant differences (p < 0.05).