Table 2.
Growth performance in growing rabbits fed diet supplemented with different levels of lysozyme.
| Parameters | Lysozyme, mg/kg Diet | SEM | p-Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYZ0 | LYZ50 | LYZ100 | LYZ150 | Linear | Quadratic | ||
| Initial body weight, g | 528 | 528 | 528 | 528 | 24 | 0.969 | 0.907 |
| Final body weight, g | 1747 d | 1832 c | 1931 b | 2035 a | 32 | 0.003 | 0.021 |
| Daily growth rate g/d | 29.1 d | 31.1 c | 33.4 b | 35.9 a | 0.5 | <0.001 | 0.001 |
| Feed intake, g/d | 115 a | 105 b | 105 b | 111 a | 2 | 0.002 | 0.012 |
| Feed conversion ratio | 3.95 a | 3.3 b | 3.13 b | 3.10 b | 0.27 | 0.015 | 0.024 |
| Mortality rate % | 2.66 | 2.00 | 2.66 | 2.00 | 0.73 | 0.765 | 0.844 |
a–d Means within a row with different superscripts are significantly different (p < 0.05). Number of observation = 420; 105 rabbits per experimental group.