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. 2021 Mar 15;7(3):773–791. doi: 10.1002/vms3.412

Table 7.

Effect of antibiotic and microbial based administration in Cobb and Arbor acres broilers experimentally infected with Cl. perfringens on different return parameters (Selling of litter, selling of broiler chicken, total return and net profit)

Items Cobb Breed Arbor acres Breed
IA IB IC ID Overall mean IIA IIB IIC IID Overall mean
Selling of litter. 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Selling of broiler chicken 40.22 a ± 2.35 38.62 a ± 2.20 44.51 a ± 3.75 41.60 a ± 1.63 41.23A ± 1.29 42.57 a ± 1.20 41.85 a ± 0.27 42.67 a ± 1.82 42.45 a ± 2.94 42.39A ± 0.79
Total return (TR) 40.62 a ± 2.35 39.02 a ± 2.20 44.91 a ± 3.75 42.00 a ± 1.63 41.63A ± 1.29 42.97 a ± 1.20 42.25 a ± 0.27 43.07 a ± 1.82 42.85 a ± 2.94 42.79A ± 0.79
Net profit 3.65 a ± 1.73 3.35 a ± 2.00 6.87 a ± 3.84 5.14 a ± 2.00 4.75A ± 1.16 6.82 a ± 0.96 5.45 a ± 0.51 5.32 a ± 1.35 6.46 a ± 2.01 6.01A ± 0.60

Selling of broiler = final body weight per gram × market price per gram (Market price/g = 0.026 LE).TR = selling of broiler + selling of litter.

Small letters are significantly different between treated and untreated groups (p ≤ .05), while Capital litters significantly differ among breeds.