Table 3.
Rearing results of broiler chickens.
| Indicators | Groups | SEM | p–Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | MT02 | MT23 | |||
| Body weight (g) | |||||
| 1 d | 39.8 | 39.3 | 39.2 | 0.083 | 0.051 |
| 21 d | 667 | 666 | 674 | 3.56 | 0.680 |
| 42 d | 2306 b | 2377 ab | 2389 a | 14.75 | <0.05 |
| Body weight gain (g) | |||||
| 1–21 d | 627 | 627 | 635 | 3.59 | 0.657 |
| 22–42 d | 1639 | 1711 | 1715 | 15.10 | 0.056 |
| 1–42 d | 2267 b | 2338 ab | 2350 a | 14.76 | <0.05 |
| Feed conversion ratio (kg) | |||||
| 1–21 d | 1.61 a | 1.57 a | 1.51 b | 0.013 | <0.05 |
| 22–42 d | 1.85 a | 1.79 b | 1.71 c | 0.016 | <0.05 |
| 1–42 d | 1.74 a | 1.69 b | 1.61 c | 0.015 | <0.05 |
C—control, MT02—milk thistle (0%/2%—starter/grower), MT23—milk thistle (2%/3%—starter/grower), SEM—standard error of mean, n = 5, chickens survivability = 100%, abc—means with different superscripts within a row are significantly different at p ≤ 0.05.