Days of Trial

Diets

   Corn

Barley

Barley + GP malt

Barley + TL malt

Weight gain, g/chicken

 6-13

213 ± 21 a

170 ± 15 c

197 ± 18 b

213 ± 15 a

13-20

340 ± 21 a

276 ± 41 c

310 ± 27 b

329 ± 22 ab

 0-20

628 ± 45 a

512 ± 52 c

583 ± 47 b

624 ± 32 a

Feed Consumption, g/chicken

 6-13

306 ± 18 a

278 ± 20 b

285 ± 21 b

306 ± 16 a

13-20

435 ± 30 b

481 ± 30 a

488 ± 23 a

469 ± 24 a

 0-20

927 ± 48 a

858 ±  42 c

886 ± 52 bc

923 ± 43 ab

Feed Efficiency (Gain/Feed), per chicken

 6-13

0.69 ± 0.04 a

0.61 ± 0.06 b

0.69 ± 0.05 a

0.70 ± 0.03 a

13-20

0.78 ± 0.07 a

0.57 ± 0.07 d

0.64 ± 0.05 c

0.70 ± 0.05 b

 0-20

0.68 ± 0.03 a

0.60 ± 0.04 b

0.66 ± 0.03 a

0.68 ± 0.02 a

Excreta dry matter, g/chicken

11

21 ±   5 a

22 ±   4 a

22 ±  4 a

23 ±  5 a

14

31 ±   5 ab

28 ±   4 b

33 ±  5 a

33 ±  5 a

17

44 ±   9 ab

40 ± 10 b

48 ± 12 a

45 ±  7 ab

20

55 ± 11 b

66 ± 19 a

72 ± 19 a

62 ±  9 ab