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Table 7.

The final weight, total feed intake, FCR, pH of ileum, and cecum of chickens receiving different treatments

Treatments Final weight (g) Total feed intake (g) FCR Ileum pH Cecum pH
T1 294.6b 325.2a 1.10bc 6.2 7.7
T2 263.4d 318.7b 1.21a 6.7 7.8
T3 287.0c 319.2ab 1.11bc 6.4 7.7
T4 296.8ab 317.2b 1.07bcd 6.0 6.9
T5 301.3a 312.1c 1.04d 6.0 6.9
T6 299.1a 312.8c 1.05cd 6.2 6.9
T7 286.7c 321.6a 1.12b 6.1 7.2
SEM 2.67 1.47 0.031 0.28 0.37

T1: Uninfected; T2: Infected; T3: Infected+0.5 kg/ton; T4: Infected+1 kg/ton; T5: Infected+2 kg/ton; T6: Infected+DPEP; T7: Infected+Oxy 0.4 kg/ton

FCR: Feed conversion ratio.

The experiment was conducted for 10 days.

Different letters in the same column indicate significant differences (P<0.05).

The analysis was performed in triplicates.