Table 3 Effect of supplementing LEO (free and nanoencapsulated) on production performance of broiler chicken.

BWG, g

7–21 d

528^b

541^ab

534^b

536^ab

457^c

561^ab

569^a

7.44

0.003

22–42 d

1245^b

1300^b

1270^b

1298^b

1136^c

1370^a

1398^a

16.75

< 0.001

7–42 d

1772^c

1841^b

1804^bc

1834^b

1593^d

1931^a

1967^a

22.58

< 0.001

FI, g

7–21 d

640^a

640^a

641^a

632^a

571^b

638^a

651^a

6.50

0.006

22–42 d

2602^a

2563^a

2572^a

2547^a

2378^b

2583a

2583a

16.75

0.014

7–42 d

3242^a

3203^a

3213^a

3179^a

2948^b

3221^a

3234^a

20.12

0.027

FCR

7–21 d

1.22

1.18

1.20

1.18

1.25

1.14

1.15

0.01

0.415

22–42 d

2.09^a

1.97^bc

2.03^ab

1.96^bc

2.09^a

1.89^cd

1.85^d

0.02

< 0.001

7–42 d

1.83^ab

1.74^c

1.78^bc

1.74^c

1.85^a

1.67^d

1.65^d

0.02

< 0.001