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. 2021 Apr 26;100(8):101215. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2021.101215

Table 4.

Effect of increasing inclusion levels of DON-contaminated DDGS in diets on growth performance of broiler chickens.1,2

Inclusion levels of DON-contaminated DDGS1, %
 P-value4
Items3 0 5 10 15 20 SEM T L Q
BW, g 1,505a 1,524a 1,448b 1,434b 1,348c 20 <0.01 <0.01 0.06
BWG, g 1,320a 1,339a 1,262b 1,249b 1,163c 20 <0.01 <0.01 0.06
FI, g 2,027 1,988 2,032 2,023 2,028 32 0.83 0.71 0.76
FE, g/kg 651ab 676a 621b 618b 574c 14 <0.01 <0.01 0.09
a-c

Means within a variable with no common superscript differ significantly (P < 0.05).

1

DON, deoxynivalenol; DDGS, corn distillers dried grains with solubles.

2

Data are least squares means of 8 observations per treatment.

3

BWG, BW gain; FI, feed intake; FE, feed efficiency (BWG:FI).

4

T, overall effects of treatments; L, linear effects of increasing inclusion levels of DON-contaminated DDGS in diets; Q, quadratic effects of increasing inclusion levels of DON-contaminated DDGS in diets.