Table 2. Effects of maltodextrin microencapsulated turmeric on growth performance.
Treatments | Feed intake (gm/bird) | BW (gm/bird) | FCR | Protein intake (gm/bird) | Protein digestibility (%) |
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TM0 | 2265c | 1374d | 1.64a | 24.3d | 68.6d |
TM1 | 2360b | 1464c | 1.61b | 26.5c | 74.8c |
TM2 | 2362b | 1512b | 1.56c | 27.9b | 78.9b |
TM3 | 2383a | 1576a | 1.51d | 28.7a | 82.4a |
SEM | 63.8 | 21.2 | 0.095 | 0.43 | 1.77 |
p value | 0.006 | 0.002 | 0.003 | 0.006 | 0.011 |
SEM = Standard error of the mean; TM0 = 0 gm/kg of basal feed; TM1 = 1 gm/kg of basal feed; TM2 = 2 gm/kg of basal feed; and TM3 = 3 gm/kg of basal feed. abcMeans in the same column are different at p < 0.05.