Table 2.
The effects of different levels of ginger powder on body weight, feed consumption, feed efficiency, and weekly body weight gain of broiler chickens.
| Treatment (Ginger g/kg) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | SEM | p-Value |
| Bodyweight (g) | ||||||
| 1 day | 43 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 0.000 | − |
| 1 week | 99 | 108 | 107 | 97 | 11.21 | <0.213 |
| 2 week | 280 | 287.5 | 287.9 | 283 | 8.98 | <0.342 |
| 3 week | 640 a | 715.5 b | 679.9 b | 665 b | 4.13 | <0.001 |
| 4 week | 1090 a | 1205.5 b | 1110.9 b | 1120 b | 15.53 | <0.001 |
| 5 week | 1680 a | 1792.5 b | 1690.9 b | 1730 b | 9.85 | <0.001 |
| Feed Consumption (g) | ||||||
| 1 week | 72.7 | 67.4 | 66.2 | 67.8 | 1.64 | <0.060 |
| 2 week | 210 | 215 | 230 | 211 | 2.56 | <0.341 |
| 3 week | 620.9 a | 614.2 b | 590.5 b | 580.8 b | 12.21 | <0.001 |
| 4 week | 950 | 953 | 920 | 934 | 15.31 | <0.215 |
| 5 week | 1410.5 a | 1281.5 b | 1280.6 b | 1354.1 b | 36.72 | <0.050 |
| Feed Efficiency | ||||||
| 1 week | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 0.14 | <0.118 |
| 2 week | 1.09 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.15 | 0.98 | <0.213 |
| 3 week | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.05 | <0.409 |
| 4 week | 1.11 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.2 | 0.18 | <0.134 |
| 5 week | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.13 | <0.079 |
| Weekly Body Weight Gain (g) | ||||||
| 1 week | 56 a | 66 b | 65 b | 54.0 a | 2.65 | <0.025 |
| 2 week | 181 | 179.5 | 180.9 | 186 | 6.84 | <0.642 |
| 3 week | 360 a | 428 b | 392 b | 382.0 b | 11.75 | <0.001 |
| 4 week | 450 | 490 | 431 | 455 | 23.12 | <0.216 |
| 5 week | 590 | 587 | 580 | 610 | 18.88 | <0.06 |
| Total Body Weight Gain (g) | 1637 | 1750.5 | 1649 | 1687 | 9.45 | <0.048 |
| Total Feed Consumption (g) | 3264 | 3131 | 3087 | 3148 | 12.10 | <0.031 |
Means within rows with different letters are statistically different at p ≤ 0.05, SEM = standard error of the mean, calculated by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and the general linear model procedure of Minitab.