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Table 1 Growth performance of broiler chickens raised under thermoneutral zone (TN) or heat stress (HS) conditions from 21 to 35 days of age

From: Integrated transcriptome analysis for the hepatic and jejunal mucosa tissues of broiler chickens raised under heat stress conditions

Itemsa

Conditionb

SEMc

P-value

TN

HS

Final BW, g

2182

1862

37.4

< 0.01

BWG, g

1521

1201

37.1

< 0.01

FI, g

2391

2183

52.5

< 0.05

FE, g/kg

639

550

0.015

< 0.01

  1. Data are least squares means of 10 observations per treatment (n = 10)
  2. aBW, body weight, BWG, BW gain; FI, feed intake; FE, feed efficiency (BWG:FI)
  3. bTN, thermoneutral; HS, heat stress
  4. cSEM, standard error of the mean
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

ISSN: 2049-1891