Table 2.
Evaluation of Pekin duck production1, tibia1, and gait score2 parameter results under four experimental monochromatic light-emitting diode fixtures.
| Treatment | FCR3 | D 35 Body weight3kg | Tibia bone ash4% | Tibia bone breaking strength4g | Gait score5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 1.49 | 2.75 | 43.53c | 29,980b | 0.17 |
| Green | 1.50 | 2.73 | 44.35bc | 32,790ab | 0.18 |
| Red | 1.51 | 2.69 | 46.10a | 30,874ab | 0.19 |
| White | 1.46 | 2.79 | 44.95ab | 33,789a | 0.15 |
| SEM | 0.031 | 0.030 | 0.228 | 529.0 | 0.019 |
| P-value | 0.919 | 0.705 | 0.001 | 0.047 | 0.965 |
Differences for means in each column are indicated as by superscripts a-c, where P ≤ 0.05.
Data analysis conducted using One-way ANOVA.
Data analysis conducted using Kruskal-Wallis nonparametric test.
N = 64 pens.
N = 160 ducks.
N = 192 ducks.