Table 5.
Treatment | BW gain | FI | Gain: Feed | Phospho-creatine | Total creatine |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
g/day/bird | mmol/kg DW | ||||
1.08, 0.95 total Arg | 32.8a | 49.4 | 646.0a | 52.81a | 88.45a |
1.08, 0.95 Arg + 0.06 GAA | 34.1 a-c | 48.2 | 663.7a | 62.42a | 102.29a |
1.08, 0.95 Arg + 0.12 GAA | 34.9 bc | 48.5 | 696.6b,c | 87.69b | 131.54c |
1.08, 0.95 Arg + 0.18 GAA | 33.9ab | 47.0 | 695.3a,b | 108.17c | 155.28d |
1.45, 1.27 total Arg | 36.0c | 49.5 | 712.6c | 87.60b | 139.33c |
POOLED SEM | 0.71 | 0.80 | 8.79 | 4.25 | 4.33 |
P overall | <0.050 | NS | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
a–dMeans within a column lacking a common superscript letter are significantly different.
Abbreviation: NS, Nonsignificant.