Table 3 Average weekly feed intake (g/bird) of Boschveld roosters fed with diets containing brown seaweed spent oyster mushroom substrate.

^a,b Means, in a row, with different superscripts denote statistical differences (p < 0.05).¹Experimental diets: CON = a standard grower diet, SMS0 = CON containing 150 g/kg brown seaweed without oyster mushroom spawn inoculation, SMS20 = CON containing 150 g/kg of brown seaweed substrate after inoculating with 20% oyster mushroom spawn, SMS30 = CON containing 150 g/kg of brown seaweed substrate after inoculating with 30% oyster mushroom spawn, SMS40 = CON containing 150 g/kg of brown seaweed substrate after inoculating with 40% oyster mushroom spawn, and SMS50 = CON containing 150 g/kg of brown seaweed substrate after inoculating with 50% oyster mushroom spawn. ²SEM = standard error of the mean.

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