Table 2.
Body weight and breast-muscle index of standard broilers (ST) and HatchCare broilers (HC) in three replications (experiments) n = 30 each. Significant difference within experiment a,b: p < 0.01.
| I Experiment | II Experiment | III Experiment | Mean for All Experiments | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST | HC | ST | HC | ST | HC | ST | HC | |
| Body weight (BW) | ||||||||
| D1 | 42.27 ± 4.17 a |
46.63 ± 3.28 b |
43.58 ± 3.99 a |
49.37 ± 5.32 b |
46.25 ± 5.85 b |
43.08 ± 4.90 a |
44.04 a | 46.47 b |
| D7 | 160.83 ± 28.30 a |
198.34 ± 30.15 b |
159.63 ± 16.31 a |
182.90 ± 20.00 b |
182.59 ± 17.76 a |
203.07 ± 30.59 b |
167.23 a | 194.73 b |
| D21 | 959.53 ± 91.17 |
912.32 ± 165.39 |
618.77 ± 99.78 a |
748.33 ± 102.46 b |
979.94 ± 74.52 |
968.80 ± 103.46 |
852.74 | 876.88 |
| D35 | 1855.93 ± 262.19 a |
2062.73 ± 224.93 b |
1505.48 ± 259.42 a |
1674.87 ± 279.37 b |
2245.9 ± 250.92 |
2174.13 ± 306.06 |
1873.19 | 1970.58 |
| Breast-muscle index (BMI) | ||||||||
| D1 | 1.35 ± 0.20 a |
1.50 ± 0.24 b |
1.43 ± 0.28 a |
1.67 ± 0.40 b |
1.54 ± 0.46 |
1.40 ± 0.44 |
1.45 | 1.51 |
| D7 | 11.47 ± 1.18 a |
12.55 ± 1.02 b |
8.92 ± 0.88 a |
9.58 ± 1.14 b |
9.40 ± 1.22 a |
11.15 ± 1.27 b |
9.95 a | 10.90 b |
| D21 | 15.91 ± 1.48 |
16.13 ± 1.84 |
14.76 ± 1.74 a |
15.76 ± 1.95 b |
16.94 ± 1.28 |
17.98 ± 2.11 |
15.98 a | 16.71 b |
| D35 | 19.24 ± 3.31 |
19.81 ± 2.19 |
17.49 ± 5.33 |
17.41 ± 1.78 |
20.55 ± 1.83 |
19.53 ± 2.27 |
19.28 | 19.29 |