Table 2.
Effect of Y. schidigera supplementation on the growth performance of broilers on day 21 and 42.
| Parameters | Treatments | p Value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | T6 | ||
| 21 day-old (Starter phase) | |||||||
| Initial body weight (kg) | 0.05 ± 0.00 | 0.04 ± 0.00 | 0.04 ± 0.00 | 0.05 ± 0.00 | 0.04 ± 0.00 | 0.05 ± 0.00 | 0.54 |
| Final body weight (kg) | 0.90 ± 0.01 | 0.90 ± 0.01 | 0.93 ± 0.01 | 0.91 ± 0.01 | 0.92 ± 0.02 | 0.92 ± 0.02 | 0.31 |
| Body weight gain (kg) | 0.85 ± 0.01 | 0.86 ± 0.01 | 0.88 ± 0.01 | 0.83 ± 0.02 | 0.87 ± 0.02 | 0.87 ± 0.02 | 0.31 |
| Feed intake (kg) | 1.17 ± 0.02 | 1.19 ± 0.03 | 1.21 ± 0.02 | 1.19 ± 0.04 | 1.16 ± 0.03 | 1.19 ± 0.02 | 0.81 |
| Cumulative FCR | 1.38 ± 0.03 | 1.39 ± 0.03 | 1.38 ± 0.03 | 1.43 ± 0.07 | 1.34 ± 0.04 | 1.37 ± 0.03 | 0.73 |
| 42 day-old (Finisher phase) | |||||||
| Final body weight (kg) | 1.97 ± 0.04 b | 2.00 ± 0.04 b | 2.04 ± 0.03 ab | 2.04 ± 0.02 ab | 2.05 ± 0.06 ab | 2.27 ± 0.11 a | 0.02 |
| Body weight gain (kg) | 1.92 ± 0.04 b | 1.95 ± 0.04 b | 2.00 ± 0.03 ab | 2.00 ± 0.02 ab | 2.00 ± 0.06 ab | 2.22 ± 0.11 a | 0.01 |
| Feed intake (kg) | 4.08 ± 0.11 | 4.30 ± 0.07 | 4.26 ± 0.06 | 4.19 ± 0.11 | 4.26 ± 0.10 | 4.22 ± 0.05 | 0.59 |
| Cumulative FCR | 2.12 ± 0.03 ab | 2.20 ± 0.02 a | 2.14 ± 0.04 ab | 2.10 ± 0.05 ab | 2.13 ± 0.03 ab | 1.92 ± 0.10 b | 0.03 |
Note: All values were expressed as mean ± SE; a,b values with superscript within row are significantly different at p < 0.05. FCR: Feed conversion ratio. T1: Negative control; T2: Positive control; T3: 25 mg/kg; T4: 50 mg/kg; T5: 75 mg/kg; T6: 100 mg/kg.