Table 2. The effect of dietary AJE supplementation on growth performance in broilers

Items	CON	0.02% AJE	0.04% AJE	0.06% AJE	SEM	p-value
						Linear	Quadratic
Day 1–7
BWG (g)	114.60	110.20	109.60	115.80	1.63	0.840	0.126
FI (g)	143.20	143.40	142.00	142.40	2.54	0.880	0.985
FCR	1.259	1.309	1.300	1.233	0.03	0.773	0.400
Day 7–21
BWG (g)	648.00	651.20	678.60	671.80	5.20	0.029	0.596
FI (g)	988.60	981.40	992.20	990.00	7.45	0.837	0.878
FCR	1.527	1.508	1.464	1.474	0.02	0.182	0.660
Day 21–35
BWG (g)	963.60	979.60	1,004.00	1,037.60	11.68	0.019	0.684
FI (g)	1,773.40	1,793.20	1,825.40	1,859.00	13.52	0.018	0.781
FCR	1.841	1.833	1.821	1.798	0.021	0.496	0.874
Overall
BWG (g)	1,726.40	1,740.80	1,792.60	1,825.00	14.86	0.007	0.729
FI (g)	2,905.20	2,917.80	2,960.00	2,991.80	16.06	0.042	0.757
FCR	1.683	1.677	1.653	1.642	0.02	0.324	0.928

CON, basal diet; AJE, Achyranthes japonica extract; BWG, body weight gain; FI, feed intake; FCR, feed conversion ratio.