Table 2.
Items | Groups | SEM | P | Contrast a | ||||
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S0 | S1 | S2 | S3 | L | Q | |||
Initial weight, g | 1107.65 | 1096.79 | 1102.36 | 1104.04 | 3.07 | 0.132 | 0.707 | 0.158 |
Final weight, g | 2157.50 | 2179.38 | 2138.33 | 2171.33 | 16.67 | 0.355 | 0.995 | 0.743 |
Average daily gain (ADG), g | 19.43 | 20.05 | 19.18 | 19.76 | 0.29 | 0.209 | 0.918 | 0.946 |
Average daily feed intake (ADFI), g | 108.25a | 108.46a | 105.53b | 106.46b | 0.34 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.306 |
F/G (ADFI/ADG) | 5.57 | 5.41 | 5.51 | 5.39 | 0.08 | 0.412 | 0.245 | 0.776 |
In the same row, values with no letter or the same letter superscripts mean no significant difference (P > 0.05), while with different letter superscripts mean significant difference (P < 0.05), n = 5. S0, blank control group, broilers were fed diet without BMFA supplementation; S1, S2, and S3, broilers were fed diet supplemented with 0.2, 0.4, and 0.6% of BMFA, respectively. aL, linear; Q, quadratic.