Table 3.
Effects of dietary supplementation with live yeast (LY) on growth performance of broilers
| Items | Treatments | SEM | P‐Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON | T | T + LY500 | T + LY1,000 | |||
| BW at 1 day (g) | 44.4 | 45.1 | 46.2 | 45.2 | 0.64 | 0.288 |
| BW at 42 day (g) | 2010b | 1985b | 2188ab | 2271a | 66.5 | 0.016 |
| ADG (g) | 46.8b | 46.2b | 51.0ab | 53.0a | 1.59 | 0.017 |
| ADFI (g) | 69.8 | 69.9 | 73.6 | 75.9 | 3.08 | 0.430 |
| FCR | 1.49 | 1.51 | 1.44 | 1.43 | 0.032 | 0.326 |
All measurements are presented by mean values and standard error of the mean (SEM) (n = 8).
Means within a row with different superscript lowercase letters differ significantly (P < 0.05).
CON, broilers fed the basal diet and no transport; T, T + LY500 or T + LY1000, broilers were fed the basal diet supplemented with live yeast at 0, 500 or 1000 mg kg−1 respectively, and experienced 3 h pre‐slaughter transport.
SEM are pooled SEM.
BW, body weight; ADG, average daily gain; ADFI, average daily feed intake; FCR, feed conversion ratio (ADFI:ADG).