Table 3. Effects of supplemental different minerals on nutrient digestibility in broiler chickens under cyclic heat stress

Items (%) NC PC ILT ZLT OC SE p-value
ATTD
 GE 78.78ab 77.98b 79.60a 79.96a 79.67a 0.48 0.044
 DM 79.03 77.78 78.86 78.71 78.38 0.34 0.105
 CP 74.66 73.85 74.31 73.84 73.75 0.36 0.367
AID
 GE 78.08a 75.94b 77.32ab 77.59ab 77.03ab 0.46 0.034
 DM 76.46a 74.33b 75.56ab 75.85ab 75.30ab 0.45 0.038
 CP 74.37 73.39 74.42 75.42 74.25 0.58 0.227
Means within column with different superscripts differ significantly (p < 0.05).
NC, basal diet; PC, NC and start of heat stress at the 2nd week; ILT, PC + 1% of illite; ZLT, PC + 1% of zeolite; OC, PC + 400 ppb of organic chromium.
SE, standard error; ATTD, apparent total tract digestibility; GE, gross energy; DM, dry matter; CP, crude protein; AID, apparent ileal digestibility.