Table 5 Performance of broiler chickens (0–21 d) fed graded levels of fractionated wheat distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS)
Level of fractionated wheat distiller’s grains with solubles, (%) | P Values | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Item | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | SEM1 | Linear | Quadratic | Cubic |
Weight gain, g | 966 | 1,031 | 1,021 | 1,026 | 1,046 | 23.3 | 0.05 | 0.39 | 0.25 |
Feed intake, g | 1378 | 1,464 | 1,430 | 1,471 | 1,463 | 42.8 | 0.20 | 0.48 | 0.61 |
Feed conversion | 1.43 | 1.42 | 1.40 | 1.43 | 1.40 | 0.02 | 0.48 | 0.88 | 0.38 |
Mortality, % | 0.00 | 6.67 | 0.00 | 3.33 | 0.00 | 1.92 | 0.29 | 0.36 | 0.04 |