Table 3.

Post-hatching growth performance of goslings as affected by the in ovo injection of maltase and sucrose.

Items	Controla	MS injectionb	P-value
Body weight, g
Day of hatching	96.40 ± 2.17	116.80 ± 2.12	< 0.001
Day 7 post-hatching	212.00 ± 35.19	283.50 ± 23.94	< 0.001
Day 28 post-hatching	1,294.80 ± 99.59	1,444.70 ± 109.80	0.002
ADG, g
Days 1–7 post-hatching	16.52 ± 5.08	23.81 ± 3.41	< 0.001
Days 8–28 post-hatching	51.56 ± 3.67	55.30 ± 4.46	0.035
Days 1–28 post-hatching	42.80 ± 3.58	47.43 ± 3.92	0.006
ADFI, g
Days 1–7 post-hatching	29.79 ± 9.89	33.43 ± 10.25	0.386
Days 8–28 post-hatching	126.40 ± 23.92	161.60 ± 59.09	0.076
Days 1–28 post-hatching	102.20 ± 19.85	129.60 ± 46.00	0.079
Feed efficiency c
Days 1–7 post-hatching	0.57 ± 0.09	0.77 ± 0.20	0.007
Days 8–28 post-hatching	0.42 ± 0.06	0.38 ± 0.13	0.416
Days 1–28 post-hatching	0.43 ± 0.06	0.41 ± 0.13	0.612

ADG, average daily gain; ADFI, average daily feed intake.

^aEggs without injected.

^bEggs injected with 25 g/L maltose and 25 g/L sucrose dissolved in 7.5 g/L NaCl.

^cGain to feed ratio.