Table 2.

Effect of L-Threonine and Mycofix Plus (MP) on performance of broilers exposed to Aflatoxin B₁, Cobb 500.

				Finisher 1, 19 to 28 Days			Finisher 2, 29 to 35 Days
Treatmenst	L-Threonine, % of Requirements	MP, g/kg	Aflatoxin B1, 500 µg/kg	FI 1, g	BWG 2, g	FCR 3	FI, g	BWG, g	FCR
T1	100	0	−	1055.7	656.7	1.61	951.1	499.1	1.92
T2	100	0	+	1054.9	659.4	1.60	962.3	500.0	1.94
T3	100	1	−	1060.9	667.6	1.59	951.8	468.5	2.05
T4	100	1	+	1011.4	653.3	1.56	946.2	498.6	1.91
T5	125	0	−	1072.6	689.2	1.56	943.9	517.8	1.85
T6	125	0	+	1072.9	684.4	1.57	944.9	488.6	1.95
T7	125	1	−	1067.6	661.4	1.61	953.0	512.5	1.87
T8	125	1	+	1066.5	663.4	1.61	955.9	521.9	1.84
Pooled SEM				20.24	13.60	0.03	12.43	17.45	0.06
Main Effects			Levels	Means 4
L-Threonine			100	1045.7	659.2	1.59	952.8	491.5	1.95
			125	1069.9	674.6	1.59	949.4	510.2	1.88
Mycofix Plus			0	1064.0	672.4	1.58	950.5	501.4	1.91
			1	1051.6	661.4	1.59	951.7	500.4	1.92
Aflatoxin B1			−	1064.2	668.7	1.59	949.9	499.5	1.92
			+	1051.4	665.1	1.58	952.3	502.3	1.91
Main Effects and Interaction Effects				p-values
L-Threonine				NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
Mycofix Plus				NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
Aflatoxin B1				NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
L-Threonine × Mycofix Plus				NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
L-Threonine × Aflatoxin B1				NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
Mycofix Plus × Aflatoxin B1				NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
L-Threonine × Mycofix Plus × Aflatoxin B1				NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS

¹ Feed Intake. ² Body Weight Gain. ³ Feed Conversion Ratio. ⁴ Means represent 32 pens of chickens with 10 birds per pen. (n = 32/group). NS, p ≥ 0.05.