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.