Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

Table 3 Effects of chronic heat stress on the growth performance of broilers

From: Transcriptome analysis reveals the mechanism of chronic heat stress on meat quality of broilers

Items	Treatments
Items	NC	HS	PF
After 7 d of heat stress
ADG, g	89.49 ± 7.09^a	58.82 ± 10.93^b	82.13 ± 9.91^a
ADFI, g	150.93 ± 13.66^a	127.22 ± 12.51^b	134.36 ± 13.87^b
F:G	1.69 ± 0.05^b	2.21 ± 0.25^a	1.64 ± 0.09^b
After 14 d of heat stress
ADG, g	90.55 ± 6.95^a	49.80 ± 13.16^c	68.6 ± 14.79^b
ADFI, g	165.18 ± 11.51^a	127.15 ± 15.86^b	127.09 ± 17.5^b
F:G	1.83 ± 0.10^b	2.65 ± 0.36^a	1.89 ± 0.18^b

The result represents the mean value ± standard deviation (SD) (n = 6). NC normal control group, HS the heat stress group, PF the pair-fed group. ADG average daily gain, ADFI average daily feed intake, F:G feed:gain ratio
^a-cDifferent letters represent significant differences (P < 0.05)

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