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. 2022 Jan 26;15(1):147–161. doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2022.147-161

Table-2.

Effects of TABP supplementation in broiler diets on productive performance and economic benefit return.

Parameters Level of TABP supplementation in broiler diets (g/kg) SEM p-value Trend Analysis

0 10 30 50
Feed intake (kg/bird/day)
 0-21 days 1.29 1.22 1.31 1.39 0.18 0.06 NS
 22-35 days 2.52C 2.62BC 2.85AB 3.12A 0.04 <0.01 L
 0-35 days 3.81C 3.84BC 4.16AB 4.51A 0.05 <0.01 L
Average daily feed intake (g/bird/day)
 0-21 days 61.68 58.29 64.42 66.31 0.85 0.06 NS
 22-35 days 179.72C 186.91BC 203.48AB 222.75A 3.01 <0.01 L
 0-35 days 108.89C 109.74BC 118.85B 128.88A 1.36 <0.01 L
Body weight gain (kg/bird/day)
 0-21 days 0.87 0.81 0.83 0.84 0.01 0.40 NS
 22-35 days 1.09b 1.38a 1.29a 1.39a 0.03 0.02 L
 0-35 days 1.95b 2.19a 2.12a 2.23a 0.04 0.02 L
Average daily gain (g/bird/day)
 0-21 days 41.30 38.64 39.60 39.99 0.52 0.40 NS
 22-35 days 77.61b 98.64a 92.11a 99.40a 2.09 0.02 L
 0-35 days 55.82b 62.64a 60.60a 63.75a 0.73 0.02 L
Feed conversion ratio (Feed/Gain/day)
 0-21 days 1.49A 1.51AB 1.57C 1.66D 0.01 <0.01 L
 22-35 days 2.33 1.92 2.21 2.24 0.06 0.19 NS
 0-35 days 1.95 1.76 1.96 2.02 1.36 0.09 NS
Viability (%) (day)
 0-21 days 98.33 100.00 100.00 100.00 0.42 0.44 NS
 22-35 days 91.23 8.25 96.49 100.00 1.52 0.27 NS
 0-35 days 89.47 98.25 96.49 100.00 1.24 0.07 NS
Productive index (day)
 0-21 days 271.47 255.44 251.74 240.97 14.37 0.13 NS
 22-35 days 204.43 346.82 270.23 296.31 17.08 0.09 NS
 0-35 days 256.60 353.76 299.04 315.71 11.14 0.08 NS
Economic benefit return (USD)
 Feed cost per gain 2.135 1.973 2.201 2.270 1.04 0.06 NS
 Salable bird return 2.258 2.312 2.312 2.312 0.43 0.44 NS
 Net profits return per bird 0.123 0.340 0.111 0.042 1.16 0.09 NS
 Return of investment (%) 5.88 17.78 5.17 2.00 2.00 0.09 NS

a,bMean with symbol with in same row differ significantly different (p<0.05),

A,B

Mean with symbol with in same row differ significantly different (p<0.01), SEM=Standard error of mean, NS=Not significantly different (p>0.05), L=Linear. TABP=Trimmed asparagus by-products