Table 2.
NH level (mg/kg) |
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Item | Control | 100 | 200 | 400 | SEM | P-Value | |
1–8 wk | Egg production, % | 77.17 | 79.70 | 82.20 | 82.14 | 2.12 | 0.310 |
Egg weight, g | 65.16 | 65.62 | 64.73 | 64.81 | 0.06 | 0.703 | |
FCR | 2.30 | 2.22 | 2.16 | 2.19 | 0.54 | 0.348 | |
ADFI,g | 114.64 | 114.71 | 114.25 | 115.97 | 1.33 | 0.815 | |
1–12 wk | Egg production, % | 75.52b | 78.73ab | 82.39a | 82.99a | 2.00 | 0.050 |
Egg weight, g | 65.14 | 65.61 | 64.77 | 64.90 | 0.54 | 0.705 | |
FCR | 2.33a | 2.21ab | 2.11b | 2.13b | 0.05 | 0.028 | |
ADFI,g | 111.81 | 111.87 | 110.61 | 112.99 | 1.17 | 0.570 |
Means with different superscripts within a column differ significantly (P < 0.05).
Each mean represents 6 replicates, with 4 eggs/replicate.
Abbreviations: 100, 100 mg/kg neohesperidin; 200, 200 mg/kg neohesperidin; 400, 400 mg/kg neohesperidin; ADFI, average daily feed intake; FCR, feed conversion ratio; NH, neohesperidin.