Table 2. The effect of AJE supplementation on growth performance in broilers
Items | SCP | LCP | TRT11) | TRT2 | SEM | SCP vs LCP | SCP vs TRT1 | SCP vs TRT2 | LCP vs TRT2 |
Day 8–21 |
BWG (g) | 581 | 568 | 584 | 570 | 9 | 0.5176 | 0.8547 | 0.4553 | 0.9189 |
FI (g) | 926 | 914 | 918 | 923 | 24 | 0.6701 | 0.7709 | 0.4437 | 0.7299 |
FCR | 1.595 | 1.614 | 1.571 | 1.62 | 0.048 | 0.7713 | 0.7137 | 0.9292 | 0.8399 |
Day 22–35 |
BWG (g) | 938 | 902 | 972 | 920 | 14 | 0.1693 | 0.0338 | 0.1309 | 0.8805 |
FI (g) | 1,681 | 1,663 | 1,668 | 1,639 | 16 | 0.3455 | 0.1834 | 0.4816 | 0.1960 |
FCR | 1.792 | 1.844 | 1.721 | 1.782 | 0.033 | 0.3049 | 0.1425 | 0.4429 | 0.7882 |
Overall |
BWG (g) | 1,622 | 1,574 | 1,661 | 1,599 | 12 | 0.1248 | 0.0911 | 0.2189 | 0.9060 |
FI (g) | 2,734 | 2,701 | 2,713 | 2,694 | 25 | 0.3950 | 0.5764 | 0.1147 | 0.4387 |
FCR | 1.685 | 1.717 | 1.635 | 1.686 | 0.017 | 0.2036 | 0.0980 | 0.4760 | 0.5597 |
TRT1, SCP + 0.025% AJE; TRT2, LCP + 0.050% AJE.
AJE, Achyranthes japonica extract; SCP, standard crude protein; LCP, low crude protein; BWG, body weight gain; FI, feed intake; FCR, feed conversion ratio.