Table 3.

Effect of encapsulated Lactobacillus paracasei on growth performance and mortality of broilers.

Days	Dietary treatment
	CON		ANT	ELP
Average daily body weight gain (ADG) (g/day)
1-21 d	40.6±0.94b		43.32±1.09a	40.81±1.5b
22-42 d	94.1±1.58		94.74±3.19	95.78±4.55
1-42d	64.71±0.94b		66.84±1.06a	65.45±1.5ab
Average daily feed intake (ADFI) (g/day)
1–21 d	54.09±0.96		54.84±2.16	53.03±2.08
22–42 d	149.94±3.48		147.1±3.62	152.4±6.26
1–42 d	96.68±0.96		96.97±2.16	97.61±2.08
Feed conversion ratio (FCR)(g:g)
1–21 d	1.32±0.01a		1.27±0.02c	1.3±0.02b
22–42 d	1.61±0.02a		1.56±0.02b	1.59±0.03ab
1–42 d	1.5±0.01a		1.47±0.02b	1.49±0.02ab
Mortality % (1–42 d)	3.33±2.98		1.73±1.5	0.61±0

Treatments: CON = a basal diet; ANT = CON+0.15 ppm Virginiamycin, ELP = CON+500PPM of encapsulated Lactobacillus paracasei.

^a,bMeans within a row with different letters are statistically significant (P < 0.05).