Table-2.
Parameters | Level of TABP supplementation in broiler diets (g/kg) | SEM | p-value | Trend Analysis | |||
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| |||||||
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),
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