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Table 4 Effects of exogenous enzymes and diet on the FI and F/G of broilers

From: Effects of exogenous enzymes and dietary energy on performance and digestive physiology of broilers

Diet

Enzyme

FI, g

F/G

  

0-21d

22-42d

0-42d

0-21d

22-42d

0-42d

NC

no

1,258.9b

3,975.0 b

5,431.0b

1.632c

2.239 c

2.013 c

 

BM

1,206.0 a

3,596.0 a

4,750.0 a

1.532ab

2.081 b

1.886 b

 

AG

1,238.6ab

3,651.0ab

4,838.0ab

1.543ab

2.014ab

1.849ab

 

XG

1,223.8ab

3,685.0ab

4,858.0ab

1.520 a

2.016ab

1.842ab

PC

no

1,220.3ab

3,756.0ab

4,926.0ab

1.597bc

1.990ab

1.856ab

 

BM

1,221.9ab

3,709.0ab

4,875.0ab

1.518 a

1.990ab

1.821ab

 

AG

1,218.8ab

3,625.0ab

4,790.0 a

1.590abc

2.013ab

1.862ab

 

XG

1,223.5ab

3,531.0 a

4,717.0 a

1.586abc

1.904a

1.796a

Main effects

       

Enzyme

no

1,239.6

3,866.0 b

5,028.0 b

1.615 b

2.115b

1.934B

 

BM

1,213.9

3,652.0ab

4,813.0ab

1.525a

2.035ab

1.853A

 

AG

1,228.7

3,638.0ab

4,814.0ab

1.566a

2.014a

1.856A

 

XG

1,223.7

3,608.0 a

4,788.0 a

1.553 a

1.960 a

1.819A

Diet

NC

1,231.8

3,727.0

4,894.0

1.557

2.088A

1.897A

 

PC

1,221.1

3,655.0

4,827.0

1.573

1.975B

1.833B

SEM

5.14

38.84

37.59

0.008

0.014

0.009

P -Value

      

Enzyme

0.365

0.084

0.091

0.002

0.003

<0.001

Diet

0.302

0.357

0.372

0.331

<0.001

0.001

Enzyme × diet

0.275

0.451

0.440

0.097

0.027

0.013