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. 2021 Oct 30;29(3):1683–1693. doi: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.10.063

Table 5.

Feed conversion ratio as affected by photoperiod, TSAA and their combination.

Items Feed conversion ratio g gain/ g feed
1-2w 2-3w 3-4w 4-5w 1-5w
Photoperiod (h/day)
22 1.30 1.52 1.79 1.29b 1.47b
16 1.33 1.47 1.69 1.95a 1.61a
SEM 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.02
p-value 0.148 0.139 0.051 <0.001 <0.001
TSAA (%)
1.30 1.38a 1.61a 1.75 1.82a 1.64a
1.10 1.25c 1.48b 1.69 1.44c 1.47b
0.90 1.31b 1.39c 1.77 1.61b 1.52b
SEM 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.02
p-value 0.001 0.001 0.358 <0.001 0.001
Interaction
22/1.30 1.39 1.75a 1.67d 1.44 1.56
22/1.10 1.24 1.43d 1.77c 1.21 1.41
22/0.90 1.27 1.39d 1.92a 1.23 1.45
16/1.30 1.38 1.48c 1.83b 2.19 1.72
16/1.10 1.27 1.53b 1.62e 1.68 1.53
16/0.90 1.35 1.40d 1.62e 1.66 1.59
SEM 0.07 0.14 0.14 0.39 0.11
p-value 0.274 0.002 0.004 0.054 0.797