Table 2.
Effects of the length of fasting on weight loss of broilers
| Indexes | Raising pattern | Length of fasting (h)1) | Effect2) | ||||||
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| 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | Pattern | Length | Pattern×length | ||
| Weight loss (g) | Floor-feed | 12.90d±0.68 | 15.50d±0.34 | 21.60c±0.41 | 45.10b±2.69 | 70.70ax±5.28 | * | * | - |
| Scatter-feed | 13.50c±1.40 | 15.20c±1.30 | 22.50b±0.75 | 39.10ab±2.61 | 46.90ay±2.79 | ||||
1)
The data are presented as means±standard error of the mean.
2)
- means p>0.05, * means p<0.05.
a–d
Different superscripts in a row indicate significant difference at p<0.05.
x,y
Different superscripts in a column indicate significant difference at p<0.05.