. 2022 Jun 4;101(8):101988. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2022.101988

Table 3.

Performance parameters (initial BWT, final BWT [FBWT], body weight gain [BWG], average feed intake [AFI], feed conversion ratio [FCR], and European production efficiency factor [EPEF]) in all chicken groups.

Item	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Initial BWT	45.0 ± 0.0^a	45.0 ± 0.0^a	45.0 ± 0.0^a	45.0 ± 0.0^a	45.0 ± 0.0^a	45.0 ± 0.0^a	45.0 ± 0.0^a	45.0 ± 0.0^a
FBWT	1,571.05 ± 46.11^c	1,655.75 ± 36.16^bc	1,753.75 ± 34.34^b	1,649.5 ± 47.05^bc	1,659.25 ± 46.71^bc	1,676.25 ± 47.66^bc	1,603 ± 45.67^c	1,904 ± 39.79^a
BWG	1,526.05 ± 46.11^c	1,610.75 ± 36.16 ^bc	1,708.75 ± 34.34^b	1,604.5 ± 47.05^bc	1,614.25 ± 46.71^bc	1,631.25 ± 47.66^bc	1,558 ± 45.67^c	1,859 ± 39.79^a
AFI	2,480.26 ± 6.07^e	2,564.56 ± 6.74^c	2,565.53 ± 6.24^c	2,641.11 ± 8.28^b	2,631.31 ± 5.58^b	2,475.04 ± 5.01^e	2,533.17 ± 6.43^d	2,967.35 ± 6.24^a
FCR	1.65 ± 0.05^a	1.61 ± 0.04^ab	1.51 ± 0.03^b	1.67 ± 0.05^a	1.66 ± 0.05^a	1.54 ± 0.04^ab	1.65 ± 0.05^a	1.61 ± 0.03^ab
EPEF	213.33 ± 14.948^de	266.67 ± 12.914^bc	279.33 ± 11.26^b	222.67 ± 17.91^cd	256.33 ± 23.975^bcd	248.67 ± 11.17^bcd	177.33 ± 3.93^e	339.33 ± 9.493^a

^a-g

Different superscripts (a, b, c, d, e, f, g) within the same row are significantly different (P ≤ 0.05). Values are expressed as means ± standard error of the mean.