Role of oregano and Citrus species-based essential oil preparation for the control of coccidiosis in broiler chickens

Table 2 Effects of the dietary essential oil preparation on the growth performance in coccidiosis vaccine-challenged broiler chickens^a

Item	Treatments^b				SEM	P-value
Item	CON	INFECT	SAL	EO	SEM	P-value
7 to 20 d
BWG, g/bird	678.7	646.1	677.8	633.9	19.916	0.332
Feed intake, g/bird	1073	1024	1065	1064	22.350	0.629
Feed to gain, g/g	1.590	1.609	1.576	1.705	0.032	0.062
21 to 35 d
BWG, g/bird	1493	1463	1490	1441	40.452	0.793
Feed intake, g/bird	2462	2480	2325	2418	67.659	0.396
Feed to gain, g/g	1.641	1.698	1.566	1.701	0.037	0.054
7 to 35 d
BWG, g/bird	2147	2100	2167	2088	50.764	0.678
Feed intake, g/bird	3486	3471	3388	3479	74.620	0.797
Feed to gain, g/g	1.625	1.671	1.568	1.688	0.031	0.057

^aValues represent the mean of 7 replicates per treatment (n = 7/treatment)
^bCON Non-challenged naïve control, INFECT Challenged control, SAL Challenged/salinomycin-added diet, EO Challenged/essential oil-added diet, BWG Body weight gain, SEM Standard error of the means

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