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Table 3 The effect of bacteriophage cocktail supplementation on apparent total tract nutrient digestibility in broilersa

From: Bacteriophage cocktail supplementation improves growth performance, gut microbiome and production traits in broiler chickens

Items

PC

CON

BP 0.05

BP 0.10

SEMb

P-value

0%

0.05%

0.10%

PC vs. CON

CON vs. BP 0.05, BP 0.10

PC vs. BP 0.05, BP 0.10

Linear

Quadratic

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 Dry matter, %

71.50

69.85

70.26

70.68

0.899

0.2104

0.5788

0.3625

0.4715

0.9976

 Nitrogen, %

71.03

68.63

69.99

70.24

1.660

0.3209

0.4747

0.6592

0.4716

0.7731

 Energy, %

71.76

69.92

70.55

70.86

0.918

0.1745

0.4923

0.3638

0.4338

0.8755

  1. a Abbreviation: CON Basal diet without antibiotics or bacteriophage, PC CON + 0.025% AVILAMIX®, BP 0.05 CON + 0.05% Bacteriophage, BP 0.10 CON + 0.10% Bacteriophage
  2. b Standard error of means
  3. Values represent the means of 7 cages with 18 chickens per replication cage
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

ISSN: 2049-1891