Table 9.
Treatments | Control | FOPI 7.5% | FOPI 15% | FEOPI 30% | FOPII 7.5% | FOPII 15% | FOPII 30% | SEM | p-value |
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Feed cost, $ | 1.71a | 1.68b | 1.59c | 1.55d | 1.70ab | 1.68ab | 1.58c | 0.002 | <0.001 |
TC, $ | 2.68a | 2.65b | 2.56c | 2.516d | 2.670ab | 2.65ab | 2.55c | 0.001 | <0.001 |
TR, $ | 3.92d | 3.99c | 3.75e | 3.52f | 4.11b | 4.34a | 3.91d | 0.01 | <0.001 |
NP, $ | 1.24d | 1.34c | 1.19d | 1.00e | 1.44b | 1.68a | 1.36c | 0.004 | <0.001 |
Feed cost/kg gain, $ | 0.71a | 0.68bc | 0.68b | 0.68b | 0.67c | 0.62d | 0.66c | 0.001 | <0.001 |
BCR | 1.46d | 1.51c | 1.47d | 1.40e | 1.54b | 1.64a | 1.53b | 0.003 | <0.001 |
PI | 0.32d | 0.34c | 0.32d | 0.29e | 0.35b | 0.39a | 0.35bc | 0.001 | <0.001 |
RRI, % | 46.25d | 50.59c | 46.48d | 39.90e | 53.93b | 63.34a | 53.35b | 0.01 | <0.001 |
EE% | 72.42d | 79.71c | 74.74d | 64.86e | 84.60b | 99.82a | 86.02b | 0.04 | <0.001 |
TC, total costs; TR, total returns; NP, net profit; BCR, benefit–cost ratio; PI, profitability index; RRI, rate of returns on investment; EE, economic efficiency; FOPI7.5%, 7.5% fermented olive pomace; FOPI15%, 15% fermented olive pomace; FOPI30%, 30% fermented olive pomace; FOPII7.5%, 7.5% olive pomace subjected to microbial and enzymatic fermentation; FOPII15, 15% olive pomace subjected to microbial and enzymatic fermentation; FOPII30%, 30% olive pomace subjected to microbial and enzymatic fermentation.
Price of kg feed = control (0.420$), FOPI7.5% (0.408$), FOPI15% (0.393$), FOPI30% (0.382$), FOPII7.5% (0.414$), FOPII15% (0.401$), FOPII30% (0.394$). AFC of all groups = 0.968$ and selling costs of 1 kg meat = 1.58$.
Means within the same column carrying different superscripts (a−f) are significantly different at p < 0.05.