Table 1 Growth performance of CON and INS groups. §Corrected for mortality. SEM, standard error of the mean.
Trait | Group (n = 9) | SEM | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CON | INS | |||
Poult weight (g/bird) | 57.44 | 57.12 | 0.60 | 0.28 |
BW at 64 days (kg/bird) | 4.796 | 4.804 | 0.06 | 0.78 |
Grower III (65–78 days) | ||||
BW (kg/bird) | 6.645 | 6.661 | 0.08 | 0.67 |
DWG (g/bird/d)§ | 133.5 | 134.9 | 4.43 | 0.52 |
DFI (g/bird/d)§ | 298.5 | 296.8 | 3.95 | 0.40 |
FI (kg/bird)§ | 4.179 | 4.155 | 0.06 | 0.40 |
Cumulative FI (kg/bird)§ | 11.98 | 11.99 | 0.11 | 0.82 |
FCR§ | 2.236 | 2.202 | 0.06 | 0.28 |
Cumulative FCR§ | 1.814 | 1.807 | 0.02 | 0.41 |
Mortality (%) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
Grower IV (79–93 days) | ||||
BW (kg/bird) | 8.756 | 8.821 | 0.06 | 0.04 |
DWG (g/bird/d)§ | 141.3 | 144.7 | 3.67 | 0.09 |
DFI (g/bird/d)§ | 353.3 | 352.0 | 6.85 | 0.69 |
FI (kg/bird)§ | 5.300 | 5.280 | 0.10 | 0.69 |
Cumulative FI (kg/bird)§ | 17.28 | 17.27 | 0.18 | 0.93 |
FCR§ | 2.501 | 2.434 | 0.07 | 0.07 |
Cumulative FCR§ | 1.980 | 1.961 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
Mortality (%) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
Finisher (94–105 d) | ||||
BW (kg/bird) | 10.06 | 10.17 | 0.10 | 0.04 |
DWG (g/bird/d)§ | 108.7 | 112.7 | 5.57 | 0.16 |
DFI (g/bird/d)§ | 343.7 | 353.7 | 8.62 | 0.04 |
FI (kg/bird)§ | 4.125 | 4.244 | 0.10 | 0.04 |
FCR§ | 3.172 | 3.146 | 0.12 | 0.66 |
Mortality (%) | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.04 | 0.08 |
Entire trial (0–105 d) | ||||
BW (kg/bird) | 10.06 | 10.17 | 0.10 | 0.04 |
DWG (g/bird/d)§ | 95.23 | 96.22 | 0.83 | 0.03 |
DFI (g/bird/d)§ | 203.9 | 204.7 | 1.93 | 0.39 |
FI (kg/bird)§ | 21.40 | 21.52 | 0.23 | 0.32 |
FCR§ | 2.141 | 2.127 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
Mortality (%) | 0.00 | 0.79 | 0.06 | 0.10 |
