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. 2022 Dec 6;9:1026599. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.1026599

Table 2.

Effects of diets supplemented with BMFA on the growth performance of broilers.

Items Groups SEM P Contrast a
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.