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Table 3 Effects of in ovo injection of oligosaccharides on the growth performance of broilers from d 0 to 28 post-hatch

From: Effects of in ovo delivered xylo- and mannan- oligosaccharides on growth performance, intestinal immunity, cecal short-chain fatty acids, and cecal microbiota of broilers

Variables

Treatments

 

NSC

XOS3

XOS4

MOS3

MOS4

NIC

SEM (n = 5)

P-value

ADFI, g/d

 0–7 d

18

19

19

18

18

19

0.58

0.215

 0–21 d

59

59

57

55

57

60

1.25

0.191

 0–28 d

80

80

76

77

78

80

1.68

0.427

ADG, g/d

 0–7 d

15

16

16

15

15

16

0.40

0.300

 0–21 d

43

44

42

42

43

43

1.07

0.604

 0–28 d

54

55

51

55

54

54

1.56

0.690

FCR

 0–7 d

1.20

1.20

1.17

1.17

1.18

1.18

0.04

0.996

 0–21 d

1.37

1.34

1.37

1.32

1.32

1.40

0.03

0.137

 0–28 d

1.49

1.48

1.48

1.41

1.45

1.48

0.04

0.747

FBW, g/bird

1550

1569

1477

1572

1555

1556

43.26

0.666

  1. ADFI average daily feed intake, ADG average daily gain, FCR feed conversion ratio, FBW final body weight, NSC normal saline, XOS3 xylotriose, XOS4 xylotetraose, MOS3 mannotriose, MOS4 mannotetraose, NIC no injection control